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.

Rogers performed in a jazz trio, the Bobby Doyle Three, and a folk music ensemble, the New Christy Minstrels, and took jobs as a session musician before, in 1967, forming the First Edition.

Kenny Rogers. will join his former bandmates in. The First Edition. at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum for a panel discussion at 2 p.m. Jan. 17.

Music legend Kenny Rogers dies at age 81. Roger's first No. 1 on the ... he and several other members left the ensemble to form the group that eventually became Kenny Rogers and The First Edition.

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 ...

Their success came with a name change, and the band started going by Kenny Rogers and the First Edition. Rogers left First Edition in 1976, and the rift wasn’t easy for the young singer.

Kenny Rogers and the First Edition released the weird concept album 'The Ballad of Calico' in 1972. Jack Mitchell/Getty Images. Released early in 1972, ...

Folk-rock group Kenny Rogers and the First Edition featured, clockwise from top left, Thelma Camacho, Mickey Jones, Kenny Rogers, Terry Williams and Mike Settle. 1981 - singer Kenny Rogers.

The LP cover was the first to credit the group as “Kenny Rogers and the First Edition.” Rogers was signed to United Artists Records in 1975 by producer and Nashville label head Larry Butler ...

Kenny Rogers was one of the most talented country music stars. ... Rogers said he spent the first 10 years of his career as a jazz artist before joining the group Kenny Rogers and the First Edition.

Houston, Texas-born Kenny Rogers began his recording career in 1957. A decade later he began recording with the First Edition, charting 10 hits in four years, including 'Ruby, Don't Take Your Love ...