Talk:Kenny Rogers/Archive 1

Years Active Dates
This should state Present or 2017 as there will be a concert at the Kravis Center West Palm Beach, Florida on 1/18/2017. Having a 2016 date is misleading and an error. In fact, there are 8 more concerts in 2017 which you can still buy tickets for. The last concert is 4/7/17. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.222.59.191 (talk) 09:15, 12 January 2017 (UTC)

Wanda Miller?
?? the former Wanda Miller ?? Is it a transsexual?

More likely, that's her maiden name. It's probably something like "Wanda Rogers" now. Archola 18:39, 4 September 2005 (UTC)

Heart Attack
I haven't been able to find any news stories on this. if someone has a link to the story to verify it would be appreciated. if not it needs to be deleted. --Tainter 08:21, 11 December 2005 (UTC)

I have removed the claims about the Roasters chain being largely unsuccessfull. The companys website reports they still make $3 billion a year. Better wording is needed if this info is readded by the author(s).

Isn't "Elvira" sung by the Oak Ridge Boys? I don't know, but I do know he is older than dirt.

The Oak Ridge Boys coverd Elvria. Kenny sang the origanal version in the early 70s.

No, Dallas Frazier's original version dates back to 1966, if not earlier: --Vonbontee (talk) 18:35, 3 June 2009 (UTC)

Puff Piece
I am a fan of Mr. Rogers. But this article has *way* too much semantic tilt toward superlatives. Kenny Rogers undoubtedly has had an outstanding career. Headings such as "A Country Music Legend" and phrases like "give them the acclaim they truly deserved" are just way over the top. I will look at marking this as needing a quality upgrade.

Then change the wording but do not delete information. Also there is nothing wrong with the heading "A Country Music Legend", he is regarded that by millions. It is no more over the top as saying "worldwide success". hmm.. he had world-wide success, but is not considerd a legend by the fans who gave it to him ... come on..

I agree that is is not a very neutral viewpoint. The first few seconds I read it, it did not read like a standard wikipedia article.

Kenny's facelift
Kenny roger's new appearance has recieved lots of media attention, mostly bad. It deserves a mention with an updated photo. 24.11.92.238 16:53, 27 April 2006 (UTC)

This Doesn't Really Belong Where It Is
"Kenny has had plastic surgery and hair transplants (with the Bosley Medical Group) in recent years." That was placed under record labels. Is it just me, or does that REALLY not belong where it was placed? In fact, does it really belong at all, at least without reference? I'm removing it until there is some proof...then we can put it back, in a place that it would belong. -WikiFiend90 02:57, 8 June 2006 (UTC)

The Country Music Hall Of Fame
Now, while I don't deny George Strait is a worthy entrant into the hall of fame, surely putting him in before Kenny Rogers is ridiculous. Rogers contributions to the importance of the genre are just as great and he was around first, so surely he should be right up there. How about Charlie Rich as well? I doubt Garth Brooks will be put in anytime soon, so why be so quick to get Strait in when there are many legends before him that so far have had no recognition. 74.65.39.59 11:59, 28 October 2006 (UTC)

Picture too red?
The picture makes him look so red that he almost looks fake. Is there any way that the red can be toned down? Mermaid from the Baltic Sea 20:27, 16 April 2007 (UTC) I agree. He looks like hell. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 50.172.156.159 (talk) 04:35, 10 October 2015 (UTC)

middle name
Looks like there is some dispute as to what Kenny Roger's real middle name. I will revert the change from Ray to Donald until there are some sources citing a source which proves his middle name. --Tainter 15:23, 25 April 2007 (UTC)

The proof I have of his middle name being "Ray" is on the 1999 A&E Biography episode of Kenny Rogers where they show a brief video clip of his wedding to Wanda and the pastor clearly states: "And now I present Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Ray Rogers". He also mentions it again in the CMT Crossroads episode with Lional Richie. Joey Vochek 15:46, 25 April 2007 (UTC)jovo1979Joey Vochek 15:46, 25 April 2007 (UTC)


 * Well find the proof with a citation and we'll change it. Until then it should be left alone. --Tainter 16:49, 25 April 2007 (UTC)

I can't speak to the validity or original source of this article from November 2005 titled "Kenny Rogers' Mistaken Identity" on ContactMusic.com but it's about his supposedly finding out he was "christened" Kenneth Donald Rogers. The article states he's been signing documents as Kenneth Ray Rogers for 50 years, only to find out it was the wrong name. To make it even more confusing, the article quotes him as saying "...On the birth certificate it's Kenneth Ronald and then they changed the 'R' to a 'D'." The article would therefore seem to imply that the name used at his baptism was Kenneth Donald Rogers, his birth certificate says Kenneth Ronald Rogers, while he had somehow thought his legal name was Kenneth Ray Rogers. Again, just another source of information...I'm not sure how valid it is but it might warrant further research for someone so inclined. John Dhabolt (talk) 13:47, 7 November 2009 (UTC)

Inappropriate page moves
Someone keeps editing this page to move from the singer Kenny Rogers to a page listing both the singer and the baseball player. Wikipedia users the most common usage first and there is no don’t the country singer is much better known that the baseball player. Not only has Kenny Rogers the country singer had a six decade chart career in North America, his success is echoed in many other countries such as the UK, Ireland all over Europe, the far east and right the way through to New Zealand and Australia and continues to be a big star with major sell out shows. The baseball player on the other hand is NOT a household name in these countries, and therefore is much lesser known than the country singer who is rightfully the most common know person by far with this name. 74.65.39.59 23:19, 25 April 2007 (UTC)

Kenny played Bass Guitar
If you search "Kenny Rogers 1972" on YouTube you can find a video of him with The First Edition playing bass guitar. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.67.77.153 (talk) 18:02, 2 October 2007 (UTC)

Rollin' on The River
From 1971 thru 1973 The 1st Edition were localed in Toronto,Ontario. At this time while not recording any new material the band was signed to a contract with CTV network and were doing a variety show out of the studios in Scarborough called Rollin' On The River. The one hour show guest starred many popular performers at the time including Paul Anka, Jim Croce, Badfinger and Ike & Tina Turner. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 206.248.159.32 (talk) 14:46, 8 November 2007 (UTC)

The first edition recorded plenty of material from 1971 to 1973! 74.65.39.59 (talk) 02:38, 11 December 2007 (UTC)

did he go to univ of houston
did he really go to university of houston? its hard to know for sure Snapnz86 (talk) 22:49, 12 September 2008 (UTC)

Vandalism activate
Penny Arcade just linked here, so prepare for a wave of silly edits. Perhaps semi-protection is warranted? 164.55.254.106 (talk) 19:04, 13 May 2009 (UTC)

The first paragraph currently contains the following: "record producer who was the singer Madonna." If it's not intentional vandalism then it might be an accidental paste? -W. Bloom 7/26/2014 — Preceding unsigned comment added by Williambloom (talk • contribs) 08:46, 27 July 2014 (UTC)

plastic surgery
"kenny rogers plastic surgery" returns over 58000 google hits; several to reputable sources. Yet, there isn't even a single mention on this page? This is wrong and needs to be fixed. CapnZapp (talk) 12:07, 26 June 2009 (UTC)

I agree. It seems similar to what happens when things are "professionally edited out." Absolutely noteworthy IMO Freakdog (talk) 21:39, 25 November 2013 (UTC)

Wives names missing
Should be addedJB50000 (talk) 06:37, 1 February 2010 (UTC)

Kenny Rogers disambiguation page
Since there are two famous people named Kenny Rogers (the country singer and the baseball pitcher), a disambiguation page should be created. Thank you. DPH1110 (talk) 18:18, 8 August 2010 (UTC)DPH1110

No it should not. The baseball pitcher is mentioned at the top of this article, with a link to this article. Pointless have a disambiguation page in that case just to click another link. The "most common useage" (per wiki rules) is used here. Kenny Rogers is a world-famous singer, known far outside country music's "typical" base, with hits on every continent. Heck, the baseball player has the same nickname as him due to the fact people associate the name Kenny Rogers with the singer. The baseball pitcher is little known outside the US-baseball fan base. 92.20.57.88 (talk) 12:50, 16 March 2011 (UTC)

Pink Terminator?
Could we get a better picture for this article? The freakish pink plastic cyborg pic is, uh, creepy.--66.41.95.121 (talk) 19:17, 15 March 2012 (UTC)

Crockett, Texas
Is it correct that he grew up in Crockett, Texas? Kaltenmeyer (talk) 17:58, 10 April 2012 (UTC)

Solo Career
The name "Butler" appears two times in this section and a more complete name should be used for the first occurrence, perhaps with a link to the person's page, if appropriate. I assume that "Butler" in this case refers to Larry Butler, a record producer and songwriter who recently passed away. Smcspad (talk) 00:38, 6 June 2012 (UTC)

One of eight children?
This morning (1 October 2012) in an interview on The Diane Rehm Show on WAMU-FM Washington DC, he corrected the host to say that he was one of eight children. Could someone check out this statement, and correct as necessary? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 62.154.237.4 (talk) 16:50, 1 October 2012 (UTC)

Health concerns
It was mentioned on the news on April 5 2018 that Rogers had cancelled a series of oncoming concerts due to health concerns. This could be mentioned in the article.Vorbee (talk) 17:47, 5 April 2018 (UTC)

Was The First Edition originally The Association?
I'm very confused. I watched a YouTube video of Cherish by Kenny Rogers and The First Edition (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-2aQHwg33Uw), and at the very beginning Rogers says, "This was a really big hit song for us back in 1965. We called ourselves The Association then, though." But this article and Kenny Rogers and The First Edition don't say a word about any connection to The Association. Cherish (The Association song) only says that Kenny Rogers and The First Edition covered the song, but says nothing about them actually being The Association previously. The Association lists their many former members, but Rogers isn't one of them. Can anyone solve this mystery? 2605:A000:FFC0:D8:3059:8016:5847:3E43 (talk) 11:27, 23 September 2018 (UTC)

I just found this book about The Association called "The Association ‘Cherish’: The Story of America’s First Folk-Rock Band" (https://books.google.com/books?id=2m9ZDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA124&lpg=PA124&dq=Kenny+Rogers+%22the+Association%22+Cherish&source=bl&ots=wH0TQo3OFv&sig=V6PWP2gdodK-8QHJ-cfHnrdX1co&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjSkrKmyNTdAhUlFjQIHSE8CmEQ6AEwCHoECGIQAQ#v=onepage&q=Kenny%20Rogers%20%22the%20Association%22%20Cherish&f=false) and on page 124 it says that Rogers joined the band in 1965 ("The Texan-born Kenny Rogers would join up shortly afterwards...") 2605:A000:FFC0:D8:3059:8016:5847:3E43 (talk) 21:36, 24 September 2018 (UTC)


 * The book reference is to Rogers joining The New Christy Minstrels, not The Association. I suspect that his reference in the YouTube video was simply his joke.  Ghmyrtle (talk) 19:19, 27 September 2018 (UTC)