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March 22, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

R.I.P. Kenny Rogers

Kenneth Ray Rogers has died. Known to the world as – he was sometimes the butt of jokes, more often celebrated (rightly) as a legendary singer and performer. He was a bit of a songwriter too, but his greatest skill was knowing what songs worked best – his greatest hits all covers; he celebrated the […]
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July 27, 2019 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 276   

Bobby Bare, Encore (1981) Even when Bobby Bare was just the performer and not the writer he had a way with words, with delivery. I’m a fan of his rendition of Numbers (one of Shel Silverstein’s many gems) – and did you know that Bare had a crack at The Gambler before ol’ Kenny did? Actually I really dig Bare’s version, but it was not to be. The world wanted another version […]
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November 15, 2011 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 1759

Kenny Rogers, The Best Of Kenny Rogers (1979) It’s also known as The Singles Collection – but to me this is The Best Of Kenny Rogers. And it’s special not just for that brilliant kit Ken is decked out in on the cover – but because my dad had this on cassette tape and round […]
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