At 2 p.m. Saturday, Kenny Rogers and The First Edition, who disbanded in 1976, will reunite for a panel discussion at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum. "We still absolutely love each ...

Rogers was born in 1938, and he launched his career in 1958 with a minor single called "That Crazy Feeling." He went on to stints in a jazz band called the Bobby Doyle Three and a folk group ...

The First Edition at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum for a panel discussion at 2 p.m. Jan. 17. Rogers was a member of the group in the '60s and '70s before he started charting his solo ...

Kenny Rogers became one of the most successful country crossover artists of all time, in large part due to his ability to deliver affecting story songs and sensitive ballads. But the first time ...

When the group broke up in 1976, Kenny embarked on his solo career, managing a top-twenty country hit in 1976 with his first single, a variation on the hymn “Love Lifted Me.” ...

I first became aware of Kenny when he was with a group called First Edition…I heard a song called “I Just Dropped In to See What Condition My Condition Was In.” ...

That group became Kenny Rogers and the First Edition to reflect Rogers' growing influence, scoring more hits with "Ruby Don't Take Your Love to Town," "Reuben James," "Something's Burning" and ...

Kenny Rogers, who died yesterday in Georgia at the age of 81, will always be known as a country singer—one who sold more than 150 million albums over a 65-year career. But before the Texan found ...

Mr. Rogers, lower right, with his band the First Edition on “The Johnny Cash Show” in 1970. The group’s “Just Dropped In (To See What Condition My Condition Was In)” was a Top 10 pop hit ...