Lionel Richie will join an all-star
lineup of musicians performing some of Kenny Rogers greatest hits at this one-night-only farewell concert celebration in Nashville, Tennessee on Wednesday, October 25, 2017 at 7PM CT. "All In For The Gambler: Kenny Rogers' Farewell
Concert Celebration" will feature some of the biggest stars in Nashville, including: Kenny
Rogers, Dolly Parton, Reba McEntire, Chris Stapleton, Little Big Town,
Lady Antebellum, Alison Krauss, The Flaming Lips, Idina Menzel, Jamey
Johnson,
Wynonna Judd, Naomi Judd, and Elle King. The star-studded
event will include very special surprise guests, unforgettable duets
with country and pop music royalty and a once-in-a-lifetime finale that
will make music history.
Lionel Richie and Kenny Rogers’ friendship is decades in the making. The
two larger-than-life performers have shared countless memories both on
and off stage, and together contributed one of music’s most endearing
and timeless hits, “Lady.” Written by Richie
for Rogers, “Lady” touched the hearts of millions of fans, and cemented
a lifelong friendship between the two talented artists.
"A lifetime of friendship and I could not be more honored to be a part
of Kenny’s Farewell Concert Celebration,” says Richie. “It’s going to be
a special night.”
A limited number of platinum tickets are available via Ticketmaster.com, by phone at 800-745-3000, all Ticketmaster locations and the Bridgestone Arena
box office. A portion of the proceeds will benefit the T.J. Martell Foundation and the Kenny Rogers Children's Center.
Blackbird Presents' Keith Wortman, creator and executive producer of
Nashville's recent highly acclaimed "Sing Me Back Home: The Music of
Merle Haggard," is the creator and executive producer of "All In For The Gambler."
GRAMMY® Award Winner
Don Was will serve as music director, and preside over a stellar house
band backing the performers at this historic concert event taping. Kenny
Rogers' manager, Ken Levitan, also serves as executive producer. The
event will be filmed and recorded for multi-platform
distribution throughout traditional media (worldwide broadcast, music,
and digital).
FOR COMPLETE SHOW DETAILS, VISIT THE OFFICIAL CONCERT WEBSITE:
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About Blackbird Presents:
Blackbird Presents is a global media company that produces premium
content via a range of strategies including large-scale concert events
and festivals, broadcast series and specials, and music releases
featuring major music stars across all genres and demographics.
Blackbird's recent concerts, broadcast specials and releases include
"Sing Me Back Home: The Music of Merle Haggard," "The Life & Songs
of Kris Kristofferson," "Imagine: John Lennon 75th Birthday Concert,"
"Outlaw: Celebrating The Music of Waylon Jennings,"
"I'll Take You There: Celebrating 75 Years of Mavis Staples," "The Life
and Songs of Emmylou Harris," "Lynyrd Skynyrd: One More For The Fans,"
"The Musical Mojo of Dr. John: Celebrating Mac and His Music," and "All
My Friends: Celebrating The Songs and Voice
of Gregg Allman," the latter of which earned a 2014 GRAMMY® Award
nomination for Gregg Allman and Taj Mahal's awe-inspiring performance of
"Statesboro Blues."
Blackbird Presents is also creator and producer behind the Outlaw Music
Festival Tour, in partnership with Willie Nelson; the American Roots
Music & Arts Festival, in partnership with Eric Church; and The Last
Waltz 40 Tour.
Visit us at www.blackbirdpresents.com
About Lionel Richie:
Lionel Richie (singer-songwriter, record producer) International
superstar Lionel Richie has a discography of albums and singles that are
second to none. His music is part of the fabric of pop music; in fact,
Richie is one of only two songwriters in history
to achieve the honor of having #1 records for nine consecutive years.
With more than 100 million albums sold worldwide, an Oscar®, a Golden
Globe®, four Grammy Awards®, the distinction of MusicCares person of the
year in 2016, and Kennedy Center Honoree in
2017. The Tuskegee, Alabama native is a true music icon.
Lionel Richie is known for his mega-hits such as “Endless Love,” “Lady,”
“Truly,” “All Night Long,” “Penny Lover,” “Stuck on You,” “Hello,” “Say
You, Say Me,” “Dancing on the Ceiling,” and one of the most important
pop songs in history, “We Are the World,”
written with Michael Jackson for USA for Africa. His song catalog also
includes his early work with The Commodores, where he developed a
groundbreaking style that defied genre categories, penning smashes such
as “Three Times a Lady,” “Still,” and “Easy.”
Richie is a judge on ABC’s American Idol this season. He launched his
Las Vegas headlining residency show, Lionel Richie—All the Hits, at The
AXIS at Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino in April 2016. In an
unforgettable evening featuring his brightest and best
anthems which have defined the music icon’s unparalleled career, Richie
takes his fans on a spectacular musical journey, performing a variety
of his seminal hits.
With his most recent All the Hits, All Night Long Tour, Richie sold out
arenas worldwide with a set list of his brightest and best anthems. In
recent years, he also headlined festivals including Bonnaroo, Outside
Lands, and Glastonbury, drawing the festival’s
biggest crowd ever with more than 200,000 attendees.
About Kenny Rogers:
Kenny Rogers began recording in the late 1950s, notching a local hit in
the Houston, TX market with "That Crazy Feeling" that resulted in a
national TV appearance on "American Bandstand." After stints with the
jazz group the Bobby Doyle Three and folk favorite
The New Christy Minstrels, Rogers formed The First Edition in 1967. As
the lead singer of the group, Rogers sang on the band's biggest hits,
such as "Just Dropped In (To See What Condition My Condition Was In)"
and "Ruby, Don't Take Your Love To Town." The
group, who hosted their own syndicated television series, "Rollin'",
stayed together through 1975.
In 1976, Rogers signed a deal in Nashville with United Artists. With the
help of producer Larry Butler, Rogers released "Lucille" in early 1977,
his first No. 1 hit. The singer would tally many classics through the
decade, including "Love Or Something Like
It," "Sweet Music Man," "The Gambler," and "Every Time Two Fools
Collide," which he recorded with the late Dottie West. Rogers was named
Male Vocalist of the Year by both the CMA and the ACM, being also
recognized as Entertainer of the Year by the latter in
1979.
In 1980, Rogers made musical history with his cross-over success of
"Lady." The Lionel Richie composition netted the singer a hit in the
Country, Pop, AC, and R&B fields. The album from which the song was
pulled, Kenny Rogers' Greatest Hits,
was certified Diamond for sales of over ten million units. In the
1980s, he stayed on top of the charts with hits like "I Don't Need You,"
"We've Got Tonight,"
and "Morning Desire," and sang on the GRAMMY® winning USA For Africa
charity single, "We Are The
World," joined by an unprecedented number of music legends. He also
established a successful career as an actor – with roles in The Gambler movie series – and as a photographer, with several published books of photos to his credit, including "This
Is My Country."
Rogers has sold over 120 million albums worldwide during his career,
making him one of the best-selling male artists of all-time according to
the RIAA, with twenty Platinum albums and eleven Gold. He has won
awards from every organization imaginable, including
multiple GRAMMY® Awards, as well as CMA, ACM, CMT, TNN, Music City
News, and American Music Awards. In 2012, Rogers released his successful
memoir, "Luck or Something Like It" and became a New York Times Best-Selling
Author. In the fall of 2013, Rogers
was bestowed with his biggest honor, being inducted as a member of the
Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum in Nashville. He continues to
endear himself to audiences through his timeless music, and appearances
on television – including a well-received Geico
commercial in 2015.
In the fall of 2015, Kenny Rogers made headlines with the announcement
that he would soon embark on a farewell tour – after one of the most
successful and iconic careers in the history of show business. The
spring of 2016 saw the singer begin that process with
his "The Gambler's Last Deal" Final World Tour, saying goodbye to his
loyal legion of fans one city and one night at a time in what has been a
critically-acclaimed night of music and memories.