Kenny Rogers

Kenny Rogers

Nacimiento : 1938-08-21, Houston, Texas, USA

Muerte : 2020-03-20

Historia

Kenny Rogers was a country music singer and actor.

Perfil

Kenny Rogers

Películas

La gran noche del pop
Self (archive footage)
Las mayores estrellas de la música se reunieron en 1985 para grabar 'We Are the World'. Este documental se cuela entre los bastidores del histórico evento.
2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
Self (archive footage)
The 37th Annual Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony take place on Saturday, November 5, 2022 at Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles, California. This year’s Performer Inductees are Pat Benatar, Duran Duran, Eminem, Eurythmics, Dolly Parton, Lionel Richie, and Carly Simon. Judas Priest and Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis will receive the Musical Excellence Award, Harry Belafonte and Elizabeth Cotten the Early Influence Award, and Allen Grubman, Jimmy Iovine, and Sylvia Robinson the Ahmet Ertegun Award.
Kenny Rogers: All in for the Gambler
The life and legacy of country music legend Kenny Rogers is honored in a new star-studded concert special, Kenny Rogers: All In For The Gambler, to be broadcast Thursday, September 23rd from 9:00-10:00 PM, ET/PT on CBS and available to stream live and on demand with Paramount+. Filmed at the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville before Rogers’ untimely passing, the live concert features on-stage tributes, artists’ anecdotes and inspiring songs performed in front of the music icon himself, as he bid farewell to performing and announced his retirement.
Dolly Parton: I Will Always Love You
Self (archive footage)
The first two decades of Dolly Parton's career sees her cross over from her rural Tennessee country roots to become one of the world's most popular and celebrated artists on stage, television and film; narrator Pam Tillis.
Every 40 Years
Himself
An exploration of Gunhill Road's return to music 40 years after breaking into the Billboard Top 40 charts in 1973. Every 40 Years is about second chances and the power of chasing your dream down one more time.
All In For The Gambler: Kenny Rogers Farewell Concert Celebration
Self
This one-night-only concert event taping brings together fans, friends and music icons to celebrate Kenny Rogers’ final farewell to Nashville. Featuring performances by Dolly Parton, Alison Krauss, Chris Stapleton, Elle King, Idina Menzel, Jamey Johnson, Lady Antebellum, Lionel Richie, Little Big Town, Reba McEntire, The Flaming Lips, The Judds, Wynonna and Kenny Rogers along with many other special guests.
Country Kings at the BBC
Classic male country singers from the BBC vaults, journeying from The Everly Brothers and Jerry Lee Lewis to Garth Brooks and Willie Nelson, and featuring classic songs and performances by Glen Campbell, Charley Pride, George Hamilton IV, Kenny Rogers, Clint Black, Johnny Cash, Eric Church and more. This 50 years-plus compilation is a chronological look at country kings as featured on BBC studio shows as varied as In Concert, Wogan, The Late Show and Later with Jools Holland, plus early variety shows presented by the likes of Lulu, Harry Secombe and Shirley Abicair.
We the People
Narrator (voice)
This powerful giant screen historical documentary is the story of America’s founding documents and the people who wrote, shaped and tested them.
ACM Presents Lionel Richie and Friends in Concert
Himself
ACM Presents: Lionel Richie and Friends – In Concert, a special tribute featuring performances by Jason Aldean, The Band Perry, Big & Rich, Luke Bryan, Kenny Chesney, Sara Evans and Marc Anthony, Lady Antebellum, Little Big Town, Martina McBride, Tim McGraw, Jennifer Nettles, Rascal Flatts, Kenny Rogers, Darius Rucker, and Blake Shelton – plus a special appearance by Nicole Richie.
Kenny Rogers and Friends
Self
Christmas in Canaan
Book
Set in the 1960s, Christmas in Canaan is a drama about a black family and a white family that learn to love each other out of their Christian beliefs.
Kenny Rogers: The Journey
himself
I liked Kenny when he was with the First Edition. So when I heard that the First Edition appeared on this DVD I decided to check it out. I absolutely love it. There are clips from his earlier career right up to the present. There are people like Lionel Ritchie and Mickey Jones giving commentary. There are a few First Edition Clips and his duets with the ladies like Dolly Parton and Sheena Easton.
Kenny Rogers: Going Home - Live At The House Of Blues
Michael Jackson: 30th Anniversary Celebration
Self
The Michael Jackson: 30th Anniversary Special was a 2001 New York City revue show by Michael Jackson. It took place on September 7, 2001 and September 10, 2001. In late November 2001, the CBS television network aired the concerts as a two-hour special in honour of Michael Jackson's thirtieth year as a solo entertainer (his first solo single, "Got to Be There", was recorded in 1971). The show was edited from footage of two separate concerts Michael had orchestrated in New York City's Madison Square Garden on September 7 and September 10 of 2001. The shows sold out in five hours. Ticket prices were pop's most expensive ever; the best seats cost $5,000 and included a dinner with Michael Jackson and a signed poster.
Longshot
Pilot
Teen Alex Taylor and his older brother Jack live in L.A. where Jack is a personal fitness trainer. Jack had an affair with Mitzi Price, a very powerful business man's wife. Her husband, Laszlo Price, then blackmails Jack into going to New York City to get information from Rachel Montgomery, about who she is selling her company to. Jack brings Alex with him to make sure that he will be safe. Jack and Rachel fall in love while Alex falls in love Rachel's daughter Kelly. Eventually Jack tells Rachel why he was sent to New York, and the two work together to bring Laszlo Price down. Rachel needs to have two million dollars in order to not sell her company. Alex wins the money in a halftime contest at a basketball game. They provide information about Laszlo Price to the police, and he is arrested.
Snowden on Ice
A musical holiday special aired on CBS.
Get to the Heart: The Barbara Mandrell Story
Himself
Biography of country music star Barbara Mandrell.
Kenny Rogers: Keep Christmas With You
Himself
Enjoy this special time of year and relive the fond memories of Christmas with your favorite carols and songs of yesteryear. Join country crooner Kenny Rogers and special guests Trisha Yearwood, Garth Brooks, and Boyz II Men for a heartwarming holiday special that combines live concert footage, filmed at the Grand Palace Theater in Branson, Missouri.
Big Dreams & Broken Hearts: The Dottie West Story
Kenny Rogers
Dottie West fought a difficult childhood to rise as one of country music's icons winning the first ever Grammy for Best Female Country Vocal Performance in 1965. She pushed the boundaries of country music and befriended some of their greatest musical artistes. Poor management besieged her with financial problems and she was on her way to fighting them through when she was tragically killed.
Gambler V: Playing for Keeps
Brady Hawkes
Brady Hawkes has to run to his son's rescue once again in this continuation of the Gambler stories. Jeremiah is now a young man who has become involved with Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid. Brady pursues the gang in order to get Jeremiah out of the gang before he gets in too much trouble with the law.
MacShayne: Final Roll of the Dice
John J. MacShayne
Reformed con man Jack MacShayne is back, this time as the head of security at the Las Vegas hotel he stayed at in MacShayne: Winner Takes All. As part of his new job, he's charged with protecting a variety of distinguished guests, from the kleptomaniac grandson of the hotel's CEO to the lounge singer whose ex-husband shows up dead. Meanwhile, a senatorial candidate is relying on MacShayne to keep him safe from a deadly hit man.
MacShayne: Winner Takes All
John J. 'Jack' MacShayne
MacShayne is a gambler and small time con-man. After serving a short stretch in jail, he goes to Las Vegas to see his son, but when he gets there, his ex-wife is no longer where she use to live and work and left no forwarding address. Leggett, a recently retired cop, approaches him and tells him that he will help him find his son, if he does something for him. It seems that he is planning to rob a hotel casino and he needs three guys to pull it off. Now two of the guys he recruited has agreed to it but the third is uncertain, so he sets up a poker game wherein MacShayne is suppose to clean him out thus giving Leggett some leverage on him. After doing that he discovers that Leggett is duplicitous and is going stab everybody in the back. So he decides to turn the tables on him.
Rio Diablo
Quentin Leech
Nuevo Méjico, 1885. En una tranquila aldea donde se está celebrando una boda, un grupo de forajidos irrumpe asaltando el banco de la localidad. Cuando los bandidos se encuentran huyendo con el botin, se cruzan casualmente con los recien casados y los invitados, iniciándose un tiroteo que acaba con la huida de los malhechores llevándose a la novia como rehén.
The Return of Spinal Tap
Self
Spinal Tap is back in a whole new feature-length rockumentary. Go behind the scenes and find out where the somewhat-less-than-fab three (Christopher Guest, Michael McKean and Harry Shearer) are now -- and where it all began in Squatney, England. Also, catch up with director Marty DiBergi (Rob Reiner), ex-Polymer marketing whiz Artie Fufkin (Paul Shaffer), and Jeanine (June Chadwick), who now owns a shop specializing in itchy Irish clothing.
The Gambler Returns: The Luck Of The Draw
Brady Hawkes
Hawkes, Jones and Cassidy are on their way to the biggest poker game in history. But a few folks want to see them fold before they even get there.
Voices That Care
Self - Choir Member
Behind the scenes making of the charity single "Voices That Care".
Christmas in America
Original Story
TV movie depicting a father and son's strained relationship with the mother often trying to be the bridge between the men in her life. The father, Frank Morgan (Kenny Rogers), is a photographer who is too often absent, according to his son. When his son, David Morgan (Kenneth Rogers Jr.), finally attends a display of his father's work despite still being bitter about their relationship, he finally realizes how important his family really was to him.
Christmas in America
Frank Morgan
TV movie depicting a father and son's strained relationship with the mother often trying to be the bridge between the men in her life. The father, Frank Morgan (Kenny Rogers), is a photographer who is too often absent, according to his son. When his son, David Morgan (Kenneth Rogers Jr.), finally attends a display of his father's work despite still being bitter about their relationship, he finally realizes how important his family really was to him.
Kenny, Dolly & Willie: Something Inside So Strong
Self
This was a concert performed in Houston for employees of NASA and their families to celebrate the US space program. Archival footage of NASA space missions was shown throughout the concert.
The Gambler, Part III: The Legend Continues
Brady Hawkes
Brady Hawkes y Billy Montana unen sus fuerzas una vez más en esta nueva aventura. Esta vez su objetivo es ayudar a los Sioux a luchar contra el gobierno y obtener los suministros que necesitan. También denuncian la corrupción dentro de un puesto del gobierno y se encuentran en una posición peligrosa. (FILMAFFINITY)
Kenny Rogers Working America
Special in which Kenny Rogers salutes the working men and women of America. He visits ordinary working people around the country and takes photographs of them. Show also includes performances of some of his songs.
A Different Affair
Executive Producer
A single radio psychiatrist takes in a runaway boy she sponsors in a foster parents program.
Dolly Parton and Kenny Rogers - Real Love
himself
In February 1985, Dolly Parton and Kenny Rogers kicked off a nine-city U.S. concert tour. Footage from the tour was used for the HBO special "Real Love," which was released the same year. The special has been subsequently released on Betamax, VHS and DVD. The special features hit songs by each of the artists, as well as the popular duet "Real Love" and the Gibb brothers' "Islands in the Stream."
Wild Horses
Matt Cooper
An over-the-hill rodeo champion gets fired from his assembly line job in Texas. He and a buddy then decide to head to Wyoming to get a job herding mustangs. His wife gives him her his blessing, knowing he needs to find something which satisfies his spirit. They sign up for a roundup headed by a veteran cowboy. With the job, he finds himself cross-wise of a corrupt government official, who is making big profits on the illegal sale of wild horses.
Night of 100 Stars II
Self
This special is the second "Night of 100 Stars" to benefit The Actors Fund of America. Edited from a seven-hour live entertainment marathon that was taped February 17, 1985, at New York's Radio City Music Hall, this sequel to the 1982 "Night of 100 Stars" special features 288 celebrities.
We are the world
Self
We Are the World: The Story Behind the Song
Self
We Are the World: The Story Behind the Song is a documentary which examines how the song was written, how producer Quincy Jones and songwriters Michael Jackson and Lionel Richie persuaded some of the most popular performers in America to donate their services to the project, and offers a behind-the-scenes look at the marathon recording session that produced the single.
Kenny & Dolly: A Christmas to Remember
Self
Now-classic holiday special based around Rogers' and Partons' best-selling album, Once Upon a Christmas.
Donald Duck's 50th Birthday
Himself
Donald is shown in both animated and costumed form, interacting with emcee Dick Van Dyke and other cast members. The film not only shows Donald's life, but also depicts an extensive international tour that Donald went on in 1984 as well as showing various celebrities of the day wishing Donald happy birthday. The tour culminates in a parade in Donald's honor at Disneyland.
El Jugador 2: La aventura continúa
Brady Hawkes
Brady Hawkes, Billy Montana, y Jeremiah Hawkes están en un tren con destino a un evento de juego enorme, cuando el tren es asaltado por una banda de feroces asesinos en busca de dinero. Como rescate, la banda se toma como rehenes al joven Jeremiah. Brady y Billy se embarcan en una misión para rescatarlo y forman una pequeña banda.
Grandpa, Will You Run with Me?
A celebration of how the very young and the very old appreciate and enjoy each other via sketches and variety performances.
Sheena Easton: Act One
Himself
A variety special starring Sheena Easton.
Un paquete con seis
Brewster Baker
Brewster Baker, corredor de coches profesional, conoce a seis huérfanos que hacen todo tipo de tareas para sobrevivir, como hacerse pasar por expertos mecánicos. Como ve que tienen una gran habilidad para la mecánica, Baker decide convertirles en su equipo técnico para las carreras.
Coward of the County
Matthew Spencer
A lifelong yellow-belly who made a deathbed promise to his father to be a pacifist seeks bloody revenge on the men who gang-raped his wife.
El Jugador
Brady Hawkes
Brady Hawkes es un jugador de cartas que debe rescatar a su hijo secuestrado. Para ello, cuenta con la ayuda de Billy Montana, un inexperto jugador.
Lynda Carter's Special
Self
Lynda Carter's first musical TV special.
The Dream Makers
Earl
A college president becomes the president of a record company, and finds himself enmeshed in a payola scandal.
Saga of Sonora
Balladeer
A musical TV special with Vince Edwards as a hero who must stop gold-greedy villains, Jill St. John and Zero Mostel, and prove his love to his girl, Lesley Ann Warren.
The Midnight Special Legendary Performances: More 1977
The Midnight Special es un programa musical emitido en horario nocturno por la cadena NBC durante los años 70s y principios de los 80s creado y producido por Burt Sugarman. El primer programa fue emitido como un especial el 19 de Agosto de 1972 y comenzó su emisión regular el 2 de Febrero de 1973, su última emisión fue el 1 de Mayo de 1981. El programa, de 90 minutos de duración se emitía los Viernes después del "The Tonight Show" presentado por Johnny Carson. El programa tuvo varios presentadores excepto en el período de Julio de 1975 hasta Marzo de 1976 en el que la cantante Helen Reddy lo presentó de forma habitual. Wolfman Jack fue también presentador del programa siendo Helen Reddy una de sus frecuentes invitadas. La canción tradicional folk "Midnight Special" cantada por Johnny Rivers era la que servía de sintonía del programa.