# RIP Kenny Rogers

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-kenny-rogers/849959>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [March 21, 2020, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-kenny-rogers/849959 "2020-03-21T15:33:05Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\
**Post date:** [March 21, 2020, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-kenny-rogers/849959/1 "2020-03-21T15:33:05Z")

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I remember [this guy](https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/21/arts/music/kenny-rogers-dead.html?action=click&module=Top%20Stories&pgtype=Homepage) when he was a pop singer with The First Edition and the New Christie Minstrels.

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**Author:** ![Aspenglow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aspenglow/32/76_2.png) [@Aspenglow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspenglow)\
**Post date:** [March 21, 2020, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-kenny-rogers/849959/2 "2020-03-21T15:35:27Z")

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Well, he always _did_ know when to fold 'em.

Rest in peace, Kenny.

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**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\
**Post date:** [March 21, 2020, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-kenny-rogers/849959/3 "2020-03-21T15:35:57Z")

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Prior thread here: [https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=892223](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=892223)