Product Description
In this classic musical time capsule, produced for network TV, Kenny Rogers & the First Edition unearth electrifying performances from the musical archives and showcase the biggest acts of the 70s.
Review
Soulful and energetic performances by Turner and Knight… this is the best. --Discoveries Magazine
Roger's brown hair and beard had yet to gray. Tina Turner hadn't adopted her 'atomic bomb' wig, and the Pips have a more limber strut than your 20/20 hindsight may dare admit --The Flint Journal
For people interested in the musical culture of the 1970s, this video packs a lot of music… The technical aspects are quite good. Sound and color are vibrant… Any student of music, television, or culture would be interested in this video. It captures a very important aspect of 1970s culture. --Video Rating Guide For Libraries
About the Actor
Having spent over 100 weeks atop the charts, Kenny Rogers is one of the true icons in the world of music. His career began in the 1950s as a member of the doo-wop group The Scholars. More then a decade later in 1967, Kenny Rogers and three other members of the group The New Christy Minstrels, left the group to form The First Edition. Success came quickly to them, chalking up a string of hit songs such as Just Dropped In (To See What Condition My Condition Was In).
Despite the vision most people hold of Rogers today, he began his career with long brown hair, an earring, signature pink sunglasses, and a smooth vocal style that lent itself well to the times. But in 1971, Rogers hair grayed, he rapidly gained weight, and he developed the raspy voice that helped him better relate to a larger number of fans on both the pop and country charts with songs such as The Gambler and Lucille.
Like many stars of the time, Rogers also garnered success at the box office in films such as Six Pack. A man of many interests, Kenny opened a restaurant chain, Kenny Rogers Roasters, became a published photographer, and founded a real estate company. Rogers married five times and has 5 children which include twins born when Rogers was 65 years old.
In the 21st Century, discontent to rest on the laurels of a record-breaking career, Kenny climbed to #1 the country charts again with Buy Me A Rose. Showing no sign of slowing down, with more then 25 #1 hits and more then 60 top 40 singles, Kenny Roger's diverse and illustrious career is still going strong, much to the surprise and delight of his fans around the globe.
- Aspect Ratio : 1.33:1
- Is Discontinued By Manufacturer : No
- MPAA rating : NR (Not Rated)
- Product Dimensions : 0.7 x 7.5 x 5.4 inches; 2.72 ounces
- Director : Terry Kyne
- Media Format : Multiple Formats, Color, Full Screen, NTSC, Dolby, HiFi Sound
- Run time : 1 hour
- Release date : November 13, 2007
- Actors : Kenny Rogers, Jim Croce, Bo Diddley, Ronnie Hawkins, Kenny Rogers and the First Edition
- Studio : View Video
- Country of Origin : USA
- Number of discs : 1
