Kenneth Ray Rogers

He was a jazz bassist and a hippie rocker

He has 120 hit singles, 120 million records sold, three Grammys, 24 number-one hits, three photography books, five marriages, more than 20 acting roles, and 30 years of flirting with Dolly Parton (both claim it never went further than that)

He is the RIAA's 8th best selling male artist of all time with 1 Diamond album, 19 Platinum albums and 31 Gold albums.

Rogers is one of very few artists who have enjoyed successful careers in such a variety of genres - jazz, folk, rock, country and pop

Kenneth Ray "Kenny" Rogers is a member of the Country Music Hall of Fame.