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Kenny Rogers when he was a rocker
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Singing lead vocals and playing ….. not so easy. Is that bass shell pink ?
Texan Kenny Rogers had the body of a bass player and the voice of a rugged angel.
He was also into astronomy. I sold him a 10" Meade catadioptric telescope in 1987.
This is my favorite. Great bass playing, and what a great song.
This is as cool as when Tom Petty was a bassist and singer in his first band Mudcrutch
Is his bass a 51 reissue or a Tele? I'm not into the Fender line all that much.
I do dig the tone.
I ran into him about 30ish years ago at Southlake Mall in NW Indiana. My wife and I attended a show at Holiday Star Theater in Merrillville, Indiana on a Friday night, we stayed at the co-joining hotel. Saturday morning, we had breakfast, and a little later headed over to the mall, which was kitty corner to the venue/hotel. We were walking around, and ended up at one end of the mall where one of the anchors were. We were heading one way, and I looked over across to the other side, and I saw Kenny with his current wife at the time. I didn't want to make a scene, as no one recognized him, so I caught his eye, and gave him a typical wassup head nod. He smiled and nodded back, and you could tell he was happy I didn't call his name. He was probably performing that evening and was enjoying some private time, chilling in the mall with his wife. I thought those few seconds of non verbal exchange were so cool, and still do.
I do dig the tone.
I ran into him about 30ish years ago at Southlake Mall in NW Indiana. My wife and I attended a show at Holiday Star Theater in Merrillville, Indiana on a Friday night, we stayed at the co-joining hotel. Saturday morning, we had breakfast, and a little later headed over to the mall, which was kitty corner to the venue/hotel. We were walking around, and ended up at one end of the mall where one of the anchors were. We were heading one way, and I looked over across to the other side, and I saw Kenny with his current wife at the time. I didn't want to make a scene, as no one recognized him, so I caught his eye, and gave him a typical wassup head nod. He smiled and nodded back, and you could tell he was happy I didn't call his name. He was probably performing that evening and was enjoying some private time, chilling in the mall with his wife. I thought those few seconds of non verbal exchange were so cool, and still do.
I didn't open the video but because of the time frame it would either be a real 51 or a Tele. I'm going to go with Tele.
Yep. He played upright and electric bass and sang with The New Christy Minstrels.
Wow. I had forgotten all about this movie. I remember watching it. I thought he was an old, old man in that movie.
He was 44 when he filmed that. The exact same age I am now.
bass isn't too bad. his voice is nice. lyrics are absurd.
that poor guy who the camera is always focusing on in the crowd looks like he's in a hostage situation.
was this at a prison, or were all corporate rock gigs back then in soviet "work camps?"
Kenny actually came up playing upright in Jazz bands around Houston, before the 1st Edition and the rest of his career that followed.
