![]() ![]() I just had a knee replaced, and I think they did the wrong damn one,” he said. “I guess I didn’t do enough drugs in the '60s. Rogers joked about becoming a senior citizen, how Mick Jagger jumps around the stage, and that Willie Nelson recently earned a black belt in karate. Even someone who experienced Rogers’ songs by hearing them when they came on the radio realized that, without ever meaning to, he had all the lyrics memorized, and for more than one generation, those tunes form a part of “the music of your life.” In general, the mostly older crowd knew all the words to the songs. A vocalist whose delivery was often described as “gravelly,” but conveyed emotion through a texture of raw silk, was now reduced to sketching out a skeleton of the soaring, powerful songs that brought him awards and accolades in various musical genres, and saw him sell more than 120 million records - among the most of any singer ever.īut Rogers’ sure touch as a performer, his ability to relate to a crowd and his folksy humor - he has a future as a comedian if the music thing doesn’t work out - ensured that he had the audience on his side from the first number, “Ruby.” He invited the audience to fill in the lyrical payoff - “Don’t take your love to town,” and then told them they were the worst ever, “worse than when we played in China – and they don’t speak English.” ![]() Kenny Rogers’ voice is shot – but the sold-out crowd Monday night at Artis-Naples really didn’t care.Īfter a legendary career, the 78-year-old singer visited Naples as part of his two-year “The Gambler’s Last Deal” farewell tour. View Gallery: Photos: Kenny Rogers performs at Artis-Naples ![]()
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