RIP Kenny Rogers

[Basvarken]

My dad used to love his sweet country songs.
Little did I know that Kenny had been a cool bass player in a previous life. I only found out about that -many years later- after seeing The Big Lebowski, that featured this song:



Rest In Peace Kenny Rogers

[Chris P.]

RIP

And watch him doing a upright bass solo here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B6bwxfnWp_A&feature=emb_logo

[4stringer77]

Nice thing is, we will always get to cherish his music, if not his chicken as well.

[uwe]

Firstly, Rob really needs a new title here in the forum, I suggest "Chief Coroner of the LBO" . 

Secondly, my condolences for Kenny.

A tribute:

[Highlander]

rip...

[Dave W]

Kenny was a doo wop singer in Houston when I was growing up. In the mid to late 50s he was in a doo wop group called The Scholars that had several singles and also had one single under the name Lee Harrison and the Kounts.

An older musician I know from Houston who worked with his older brother Lelan for years said that Kenny did session work on bass back then. In the early 60s he was bassist and vocalist in the Bobby Doyle Three, which was a jazz/pop group. They had a steady gig at a club near where we lived, and they released a single that got local airplay. Bobby was a blind pianist who later established himself in Austin.

This was Kenny's first under his name (AFAIK), it was a hit in Houston and got some regional airplay.




This is my favorite Kenny song , it was a hit in '78 but seems to be almost forgotten today. I don't know who's on bass here. Joe Osborn played on the studio version.

[Pilgrim]

Funny, I don't recall every having heard that one.  I thought I knew most of his stuff.

[westen44]

It's sad to see Kenny Rogers go.  He was an icon with a distinctive voice.  In spite of all those songs he did, "Just Dropped In (To See What Condition My Condition Was In) always remained my favorite.  My aunt brought one of his albums over around Christmas for us all to listen to.  At that time, I certainly wasn't thinking of him passing away any time soon. 

Here is another performance of Just Dropped In.

[Dave W]

It's sad to see Kenny Rogers go.  He was an icon with a distinctive voice.  In spite of all those songs he did, "Just Dropped In (To See What Condition My Condition Was In) always remained my favorite.  My aunt brought one of his albums over around Christmas for us all to listen to.  At that time, I certainly wasn't thinking of him passing away any time soon. 

Here is another performance of Just Dropped In.

Someone posted that video in the thread at TDPRI yesterday, and someone else asked (seriously) who the bassist was in the video. 

[westen44]

Oh, man, oblivious.