Kenny Rogers

. His wife thought his death might have been related to his recent use of the prescription drug Prozac. BOX SETS. On February 8, 1990, while working on a comeback album with Jeff Lynne, Shannon fatally shot himself in the head with a .22 calibre rifle.
. He finally put the bottle down in 1978, and he was able to return to mainstream audiences with "Sea of Love" in the early 1980s (from an album produced by Tom Petty).
SOLO. In the 1970s, Shannon's career slowed down greatly; the hates and fears he had turned into art in his earlier songs were turning into full-blown mental illness, and he was self-medicating with alcohol.

With The First Edition. Shannon returned to the charts in 1964 with "Keep Searching", followed by "Stranger in Town," both songs about flight from pursuit in a dangerous world.
. In 1963, he became the first American artist to record a cover of a Beatles song with "From Me to You". In 2000's he was still having #1 hit's with "The Greatest" and "Buy Me A Rose" and released the crictically acclaimed album "Back To The Well". After these hits, Shannon was unable to keep his momentum in the US, but became a sensation in England. He has been married five times, his fourth wife was the actress Marianne Gordon Rogers, his current wife is called Wanda. Del Shannon (December 30, 1934–February 8, 1990) (born Charles Weedon Westover) was an American rock and roller who launched into fame with the huge hit "Runaway" (1961), which he followed up with "Hats Off to Larry", another big hit, and the less popular "So Long, Baby", another song of breakup bitterness.

His 1985 greatest hit's package, "The Kenny Rogers Story", for example, reached #1 on British Country Charts and four years later (in 1989) was still at #2 (He had also charted internationally during that time with a series of studio albums). His success is world-wide, for example he has played many highly attended concerts in Europe and The Far East, where he has charted numerous singles and albums from the 1970s through to the present day. His 1982 movie "Six Pack" (in which he played a racing car driver) took more than $20 million at the US box office, while made for TV movies such as "The Gambler", "Christmas In America and "Coward of the county" (based on hit songs of his) topped ratings lists. Like many other successful singers, such as Elvis Presley , he also had success as an actor.

He collaborated with a developer of Kentucky Fried Chicken to start up the restaurant chain Kenny Rogers Roasters. Rogers continued to be successful performing for both pop and country audiences; to date he has charted more than 60 hit singles (including upwards of 20 Number One's) and no less than 40 hit albums. The group split and Rogers launched his solo career in 1976. They chalked up a string of hits on both the pop and country charts, including "Ruby, Don't Take Your Love To Town", "Reuben James" and "Just Dropped In (To See What Condition My Condition Was In)".

Many years of slow selling records and playing clubs followed for Rogers, until the formation of The First Edition in 1967 (Later renamed "Kenny Rogers and The First Edition). His career began in the mid-1950's when he recorded a number with a doo-wop group. Kenneth Donald Rogers (born August 21, 1938, in Houston, TX) is a prolific American country music singer, photographer, producer and actor. "Slow Dance More".

"Buy Me A Rose". "The Greatest". "If You Want To Find Love". "Some Prisons Don't Have Walls".

"What I Did For Love". "There Lies The Diffrence". "The Vows Go Unbroken (Always True To You)". "After All This Time".

"I Prefer The Moonlight". "The Factory". Make No Mistake (She's Mine) (with Ronnie Milsap). "Two Hearts, One Love".

"The Stranger". "Our Perfect Song". "Don't Look In My Eyes. "Tomb Of The Unknown Love".

"20 Years Ago". "Crazy". "Eyes That See In The Dark". "Anyone Who Isn't Me Tonight" (with Dottie West).

"Love Will Turn You Around" (from the motion picture "Six Pack"). "Islands In The Stream (with Dolly Parton). "Maybe You Should Know". "I Want A Son".

"We've Got Tonight" (with Sheena Easton"). "Everytime Two Fools Collide" (with Dottie West). "Love Will Turn You Around"#. "Share Your Love With Me.

"Through The Years. "Love The World Away". "Blaze Of Glory. "The Long Arm Of The Law.

"Lady". "You Decorated My Life. "Coward Of The County". "Love Or Something Like It".

"Sail Away". "She Believes In Me. "The Gambler". "Sweet Music Man".

"Daytime Friends". "Lucille". "Puttin' in Overtime At Home". "Laura (What's He Got I Ain't Got)".

"While The Feelings Good. "Love Lifted Me". "Someone Who Cares". "Heed The Call".

"The Hoodooin' Of Miss Fanny Deberry". "Today, I Started Loving You Again. "Just Remember Your My Sunshine". "Elvira".

"Something's Burning". "Shine On Ruby Mountain". "Reuben James". "Ruby, Don't Take Your Love To Town".

"But You Know I Love You". "Just Dropped In (Too See What Condition My Condition Was In)". Through The Years (4 CD) (1999). Greatest Hits and Finest Performances (5 L.P set) (1986).

42 Ultimate Hits (2004). Through The Years - 20 Greatest Hits (2001). Endless Love (2000). The Very Best of Kenny Rogers (1990).

20 Great Years (1990). 60's Revisited (1980s, with the 1st edition). The Kenny Rogers Story - 20 Golden Greats (U.K release, 1985). 20 Greatest Hits (1983).

Greatest Hits (1980). Shine On (European Release, 1980). The Best Of Kenny Rogers (1979). The Kenny Rogers Singles Album (U.K release, 1979).

Ten Years Of Gold (1977, features re-recordings of 1st editon hit's). Greatest Hits (1971, with the first edition). Back To The Well (2003). There You Go Again (2000).

Christmas Greetings (2000). She Rides Wild Horses (1999). The Gift (1996). Timepiece (Orchestral Sessions) (1994).

If Only My Heart Had A Voice (1993). Love Is Strange (1990). Something Inside So Strong (1989). I Prefer The Moonlight (1987).

The Heart Of The Matter (1985). Sunshine (1985). What About Me? (1984). We've Got Tonight (1983).

Eyes That See In The Dark (1983). Love Will Turn You Around (1982). Share Your Love (1981). Christmas (1981).

Gideon (1980). Kenny (1979). The Gambler] (1978). Love Or Something Like It (1978).

Daytime Friends (1977). Kenny Rogers (1976). Love Lifted Me (1976). At Their Best (1979).

Back Roads (1973). The Ballad of Calico (1972). Tell It All Brother (1970). Something's Burning (1970).

Ruby, Don't Take Your Love to Town (1969). The First Edition '69 (1969). The First Edition's Second (1968). The First Edition (1967).