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Kenny Rogers, a former member of the New Christy Minstrels, applied
his slow, flowing baritone in mellow and bland story-ballads such as
Mickey Newbury's Just Dropped In (1968),
Mel Tillis' Ruby Don't Take Your Love To Town (1969),
Lucille (1977),
Don Schlitz's The Gambler (1978),
Coward Of The County (1979).
The string orchestra accompanied most of his romantic hits:
She Believes In Me (1979),
Lionel Richie's Lady (1980),
Don't Fall In Love With A Dreamer (1980),
Bob Seger's We`ve Got Tonight (1983),
the Bee Gees' Islands In The Stream (1983).
Kenny Rogers died in 2020 at the age of 81.
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