Rita Wilson will host a TV benefit special in honour of late country music star Kenny Rogers. The ongoing coronavirus chaos has prevented The Gambler hitmaker’s famous friends and peers from celebrating his life in person following his death on 20 March at the age of 81.

But stars including Dolly Parton, Lionel Richie, and Lady Antebellum are getting together virtually to honour his legacy with the CMT Giants Kenny Rogers: A Benefit For MusiCares event, which is to be hosted by Tom Hanks’s singer/actress wife. “Kenny Rogers introduced so many to country music.

His songs crossed over into many genres,” Wilson said. “I’ll never forget the evocative angst in Kenny’s voice on Ruby, the unmistakable hooks and his unique, authentic ability to

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