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- Kenny Rogers and the First Edition, until 1970 billed as The First Edition, were an American rock band that fused rock and roll, R&B, folk, and country. Its stalwart members were Kenny Rogers (lead vocals and bass guitar), Mickey Jones (drums and percussion) and Terry Williams (guitar and vocals). The band formed in 1967, with folk musician Mike Settle (guitar and backing vocals) and the operatically-trained Thelma Camacho (lead vocals) completing the lineup. As the counterculture of the 1960s was developing, the First Edition signed with Reprise Records in 1967 and had their first big hit in early 1968 with the pop-psychedelic single "Just Dropped In (To See What Condition My Condition Was In)" (US No. 5). After other chart hits, "But You Know I Love You" (US No. 19) and "Tell It All Brother" (US No. 17), the group, newly billed as "Kenny Rogers and the First Edition", once again hit the top ten, this time in 1969 with the topical "Ruby, Don't Take Your Love to Town" (US No. 6, UK No.2). For the next six years, the First Edition moved between country rock, pop and psychedelic rock, enjoying worldwide success. By the mid-1970s, frontman Kenny Rogers had embarked on a solo music career, becoming one of the top-selling country artists of all time. (en)
- Kenny Rogers and The First Edition, até 1969 anunciada como The First Edition, foi uma banda de rock eclética cujos estilos variavam do rock and roll ao R&B, folk e country. Seus membros principais foram Kenny Rogers (vocal e baixo), Mickey Jones (bateria e percussão) e Terry Williams (guitarra e vocal ). A banda formou-se em 1967, com o músico folk Mike Settle (guitarra e backing vocals) e Thelma Camacho (vocais principais), completando a programação. Enquanto a contracultura dos anos 60 estava esquentando, a The First Edition assinou com a Reprise Records no verão de 1967 e teve seu primeiro grande sucesso no início de 1968 com o single pop-psicodélico "Just Dropped In (To See What Condition My Was In)" (No. 5 na parada americana). Depois de apenas mais um gráfico, "But You Know I Love You" (No. 19 na parada americana), o grupo, recentemente anunciado como "Kenny Rogers and the First Edition", voltou a figurar entre os dez primeiros, desta vez no verão de 1969, com o tópico " Ruby, Don't Take Your Love to Town" (No. 6 na parada americana e No.2 no Reino Unido). Nos seis anos seguintes, a First Edition saltou entre country rock, pop e rock psicodélico, desfrutando de sucesso mundial. Em meados da década de 1970, o vocalista Kenny Rogers embarcaria em uma carreira solo, tornando-se um dos artistas country mais vendidos de todos os tempos. (pt)
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- Kenny Rogers and the First Edition, until 1970 billed as The First Edition, were an American rock band that fused rock and roll, R&B, folk, and country. Its stalwart members were Kenny Rogers (lead vocals and bass guitar), Mickey Jones (drums and percussion) and Terry Williams (guitar and vocals). The band formed in 1967, with folk musician Mike Settle (guitar and backing vocals) and the operatically-trained Thelma Camacho (lead vocals) completing the lineup. (en)
- Kenny Rogers and The First Edition, até 1969 anunciada como The First Edition, foi uma banda de rock eclética cujos estilos variavam do rock and roll ao R&B, folk e country. Seus membros principais foram Kenny Rogers (vocal e baixo), Mickey Jones (bateria e percussão) e Terry Williams (guitarra e vocal ). A banda formou-se em 1967, com o músico folk Mike Settle (guitarra e backing vocals) e Thelma Camacho (vocais principais), completando a programação. (pt)
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