When Kenny Rogers started singing in senior high school, he went through numerous gimmicks and phases looking for a way to make his voice identifiable. Viewers didn’t respond to what he was performing, and on the advice of a friend, he fallen the gimmicks and began to embrace his own sound.

Many awards, hit tunes and decades later on, and there is no doubt of his gift for storytelling and distinctive sound. Within an interview with host Wink Martindale, Rogers discusses his trip approaching in the music industry, his acclaimed career and the mixture of genres that shaped his iconic audio.