The artist has delivered around 120 hit singles. His albums are sold in millions of numbers. The artist has a very long career span that is of around 50 years. His songs are extremely popular and are adored by huge number of people.

Kenny has millions of fans spread across the globe. His most of the songs were on the top charts. He is awarded by many leading awards and has gained immense respects in listeners.

Birth and childhood

According to his biography the birth of Kenny Rogers happened in august 21, 1938 He was born in Huston, Texas. Kenny worked for many bands and also has worked as a solo artist. Kenny's real name is Kenneth Donald. He was brought up in a poor family. He lived with his parents and six siblings.

He decided to go for music career in his high-school days and from then he was really determined to it. In a very early age he started his own band called scholars. The band got successful due to its talent and rock able sound. The major factor behind his success was his path breaking solo album "That crazy feeling".

Kenny kept changing his genres and started getting success with his each new album. The music composed by Kenny was often inspired by folk pop style. He kept experimenting with fusion of rock, country and folk music. His band was super hit. He performed on various events.

Success

In the year 1974 Roger shifted to solo musicals. This was the major turning point of his career. With his solo albums he started focusing on country music. His albums Lucille and the gambler gave him the Grammy Awards. He earned huge amount of net worth throughout his career.

Personal life

Rodger had a roller costar like personal life. He saw many dramatic instances in his personal life. He got married for 5 times. He welcomed twin boys at the age of 66 from his fifth wife wanda miller. He has three more children from his previous marriages. Besides a musician Roger also made name as a song writer and book author. His children's book Christmas in Canaan was later on turned into a movie.

Another biggest controversy in his life was he went under the knife to enhance his appearance which turned out as a mess. He surprised his fans by his appearance on American Idol. He looked completely different, specially his eyes. He went for the surgery to make himself look younger. He went to the show to promote his album water and bridges.

In the year 2009 Rodger celebrated his 50 years in music industry. In the year 2012 Rodger published his autobiography "Luck or something like it". He is one of those few artists who have their name on Country Music Hall of Fame. His achievements are truly breathtaking.