Kenny Rogers

Kenny Rogers

출생 : 1938-08-21, Houston, Texas, USA

사망 : 2020-03-20

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Kenny Rogers was a country music singer and actor.

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Kenny Rogers

참여 작품

팝 역사상 가장 위대한 밤
Self (archive footage)
1985년 1월 25일, 음악계의 내로라하는 유명 인사 수십 명이 로스앤젤레스의 한 스튜디오에 모인다. 각자 자존심은 문 앞에 잠시 내려놓고 아프리카 기근 구호 기금을 마련하기 위해 다 같이 노래를 녹음한다. 세계 팝 문화의 역사를 새로 쓰게 될 곡이었다. 다큐멘터리 "팝 역사상 가장 위대한 밤"은 스마트폰과 이메일이 등장하기 이전의 시대에 세계에서 가장 놀라운 슈퍼그룹을 탄생시킨 대형 프로젝트의 진행 과정을 시간의 흐름을 따라 보여준다. 노래의 공동 작곡가이자 20세기 가장 영향력 있는 뮤지션들로 꼽히는 마이클 잭슨과 라이오넬 리치를 중심으로 모인 아티스트들은 서로가 추구하는 음악 세계는 달랐지만 하나로 뭉쳐 ‘We Are the World’를 녹음했다. 이번 다큐멘터리에서는 미공개 영상을 포함해, 리치와 잭슨의 작곡 과정 등 프로젝트의 기획 초기 단계를 상세히 소개하고 ‘We Are the World’를 녹음한 그 유명한 헨슨 스튜디오(Henson Studios) 내부로 들어가 본다. 또한 역사적인 그날 저녁 현장에 있었던 리치, 브루스 스프링스틴, 스모키 로빈슨, 신디 로퍼, 케니 로긴스, 디온 워릭, 휴이 루이스 등 수많은 아티스트가 다른 뮤지션, 엔지니어, 제작진과 함께 음악 역사상 가장 빛났던 밤을 추억한다.
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
크리스마스 인 케이넌
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
Kenny Roger's leaves his good-guy image behind as the rugged, gutsy Quentin Leach, a bounty hunter with a quick temper and a trigger finger to match. If you're an outlaw with a price on your head, Leach is the last man you'll want to meet. Travis Tritt, in an impressive acting debut, stars as Benjamin Tabor, a man out for blood after a gang of murderous bank robbers flee with his beautiful young bride. Together, Tabor and Leach take to the Trail with guns blazing in search of the same outlaws. And they're not going to stop until they find them - dead or alive.
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 and Billy Montana join forces once again in this new adventure. This time around their goal is to help the Sioux fight the government and get the supplies they need. They also uncover corruption within a government outpost and find themselves in a dangerous position.
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.
The Gambler II: The Adventure Continues
Brady Hawkes
Brady Hawkes, Billy Montana, and Jeremiah Hawkes are on a train bound for a huge gambling event when the train is taken over by a gang of vicious killers in search of money. As ransom, the gang takes young Jeremiah hostage. Brady and Billy embark on a quest to rescue him and form a small gang of their own along the way.
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.
사랑의 경주
Brewster Baker
자동차 경주 중 사고를 당한 후 경기장을 떠났던 브루스터는 2년만에 재기를 하려고 경주차를 끌고 경기장으로 가던 중, 차부속을 도둑맞는다. 도둑을 잡고보니, 고아가 된 어린 6남매이다. 부모님이 돌아가신 후 생활의 방면으로 차부속을 훔치게 된 그들은 보안관에게 들키게 되고 보안관이 이들을 전문 차 부속 도둑으로 키운 것이다. 브루스터가 그 사실을 알게되자 보안관은 브루스터를 유치장에 가두지만 6남매의 도움으로 빠져 나온다. 부루스터를 구해줌으로써 보안관과 등지게 된 여섯 남매는 오갈데가 없게 되자 브루스터에게 기대려 한다. 그러나 부르스터는 그들을 부담스러워하며 헤어지려고 한다. 하지만 6남매는 뛰어난 자동차 정비 실력으로 브루스터는 경주에서 우수한 성적을 거둔다. 그러는 중에 브루스터는 6남매에게 사랑을 느끼기 시작한다. 여러 지방 경기에서 우승을 휩쓸고 마침내 전국 경기에 참가한 브루스터 우승을 눈앞에 두었으나 보안관이 6남매를 잡아간다는 소식을 듣고 경기를 포기하고 달려가 6남매를 구해내 진정한 한 가족이 된다.
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.
The Gambler
Brady Hawkes
This Western adventure, inspired by Kenny Rogers' hit song, tells how fictional gambler Brady Hawkes, going in search of a young son he never knew he had, teams up with an impetuous young admirer and a shady lady on his journey, which also involves him with an arrogant railroad owner and a gang of villains.
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