Salute to Kenny Rogers. Sadly, the iconic Kenny Rogers died on March 20th of this year. The show closed with Brad Paisley and Darius Rucker singing “You Picked A Fine Time To Leave Me Lucille” and “The Gambler”.
Luke Bryan chose to sing “Coward Of The County”.
The last word was by Lionel Richie. “I found one of the greatest friends of my whole life in Kenny Rogers. We lived so much life together and tonight I want to celebrate his life. I love you very much.” The program ended with a flashback from a performance at the 2012 ACM Award Show of their hit song together, “Lady”. To see the connection they shared on stage made it clear that they were brothers bound together by music and mutual respect.
What a show tonight – what a much needed source of encouragement, light, and of course, music. They opened the show stating that music had the power to heal, and tonight, I believe their mission was successful in bringing healing to many hearts.. including mine.
I hope you guys enjoyed the live response posting! Please let me know your thoughts if you watched tonight! Be careful and stay safe, y’all!