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Country music legend Kenny Rogers dies at 81
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleCountry music legend Kenny Rogers, who helped bring the genre into the mainstream during a career spanning six decades, has died at the age of 81, his family announced.
With hits like “The Gambler,” “Lucille” and the duet “Islands in the Stream” with Dolly Parton, the three-time Grammy winner left an indelible mark on American music.
“Rogers passed away peacefully at home from natural causes under the care of hospice and surrounded by his family,” the family says in a statement.
The family was planning a small private service “out of concern for the national COVID-19 emergency.”
— AFP
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