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'''Kenneth Ray Rogers''' (born 1938) was born on August 21, 1938 in Houston, [[Texas]], the middle child in a family of seven children.  
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'''Kenneth Ray Rogers''' (August 21, 1938 - March 20, 2020) was born on August 21, 1938 in Houston, [[Texas]], the middle child in a family of seven children.  
    
As a teenager, “Kenny” joined The Bobby Doyle Trio and was a member of the New Christy Minstrels before creating the First Edition in the 60’s.  Their “Just Dropped In (To See What Condition My Condition Was In)" peaked in the top five of the Hit Parade in 1968. “Ruby, Don’t Take Your Love To Town” struck gold a year later, with “Ruben James,” “Something’s Burning” and “Tell It All Brother” also successful.
 
As a teenager, “Kenny” joined The Bobby Doyle Trio and was a member of the New Christy Minstrels before creating the First Edition in the 60’s.  Their “Just Dropped In (To See What Condition My Condition Was In)" peaked in the top five of the Hit Parade in 1968. “Ruby, Don’t Take Your Love To Town” struck gold a year later, with “Ruben James,” “Something’s Burning” and “Tell It All Brother” also successful.
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Kenny Rogers is a 2008 nominee at the [[Hit Parade Hall of Fame]].
 
Kenny Rogers is a 2008 nominee at the [[Hit Parade Hall of Fame]].
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Rogers died on March 20, 2020.  He was 81.
    
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