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Kenny Rogers Dead at 81
Country musician Kenny Rogers has died at the age of 81, as CNN reports and his publicist tells Pitchfork. The legendary singer-songwriter whose career spanned nearly six decades passed away on Friday, March 20, from natural causes. In 2018, Rogers was forced to cancel the remaining dates of his farewell tour, The Gambler’s Last Deal, on the advice of his doctors. He’d been dealing with “a series of health challenges,” according to a press release. Over the course of his career, Rogers became one of the best-selling country artists of all time, earning Grammys, American Country of Music Awards, Country of Music Awards, and more. In 2013, he was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame.