Kenny Rogers, member of the Country Music Hall of Fame, has sold over 100 million records worldwide, making him one of the highest selling artists of all time. Not only has he topped the country and pop album charts more than 200 individual weeks in the US alone, he also is an accomplished photographer, author, song-writer, actor and record producer. Rogers career began in the mid-1950's with brief association with groups from rockabilly to jazz to country. When the group, First Edition, disbanded in 1976, Rogers launched his solo, television and movie career resulting in awards and honors to numerous to mention.