Country Music Icons and Founders of Chicken Restaurants

The world entertainment industry is grieving. Legendary country singer Kenny Rogers dies on Friday, March 20, 2020. Regarding the corona outbreak in the United States, Kenny Rogers is buried in private in Sandy Springs, Georgia, United States.

The news of his death was first uploaded by his family on Kenny Rogers personal Twitter account. The 81-year-old man's death is due to age and had to undergo medical treatment. He died peacefully because he was surrounded by family.

The singer who was once popular in the era of the 70s before dying had a farewell tour in 2015-2017. His withdrawal from the entertainment world due to health reasons.

The Story of Him
Kenny Rogers was born with a husky voice and was identical to a silver beard. He comes from a family of seven siblings. At the age of 20 years, he had joined the jazz group. The American singer often mutually band before going solo. Like The Scholars, The Bobby Doyle Three, New Christy Minstrels which later changed to First Edition.

The door to success began when asked to join the New Christy Minstreal, a folk group in 1966, which became known as psychedelic music (a genre of music that was famous and influential in the 60s).

After the group broke up, Kenny Rogers began his solo career and scored the hit song Lucille with the country ballad in 1977. Thanks to that song, Kenny Rogers also won a Grammy trophy. After that, Kenny Rogers won the award after award, the CMT Music Awards and also sold millions of recorded copies.

Not only that, he is also a television star who made him popular and became a superstar in the era of the 1970s and 80s. In fact, he began to explore the business world. If you know an American restaurant named Kenny Rogers Roasters, yes, he is indeed the founder. Together with former KFC CEO John Y. Brown Jr., Rogers began to open his business in 1991.

Then, Kenny Rogers had a farewell tour from 2015 to December 2017. In April 2018, before he finished the tour after a break, he announced that he would cancel the remaining tour dates including performances at the Stagecoach Festival in California. The decision was taken for health reasons that are not explained in more detail.

"I don't want to retire forever, I have enjoyed the opportunity to say goodbye to fans for two years on The Gambler's Last Deal tour," Kenny Roger said in a April 2018 statement.