Kenny Rogers (1938-2020) was a popular American country singer who guest starred on The Muppet Show in episode 410.
His hits include "The Gambler" (performed on The Muppet Show), "Lucille," "Coward of the County," and the number-one singles "Lady" and "Islands in the Stream" (the latter a duet with Dolly Parton).
Rogers' song "Buy Me a Rose" went to #1 on Billboard's country singles chart in 1999. The same year, he was awarded the Recording Industry Association of America's prestigious Diamond Award, celebrating sales of more than 10 million copies of his "Greatest Hits" album in 1999.
Before his solo career, he and his group the First Edition appeared in The Pied Piper of Astroworld with the Muppets.
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- Miss Piggy demands that her agents get her a duet with Rogers in the July 21, 1985 The Muppets comic strip.