Kenny Rogers

===Retirement===
[[File:KenRogersPall101116-9 (49690040016).jpg|thumb|Kenny Rogers in 2016 at the London Palladium]] 
In 2015, Rogers announced his farewell tour, titled ''The Gambler's Last Deal''. He stated his intention to retire from touring at its completion, although he was considering the possibility of recording another studio album.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.thedailytimes.com/entertainment/country-superstar-kenny-rogers-goes-all-in-for-one-last/article_29355e1a-1426-5192-bf2c-ae3c69afb120.html |title=Country superstar Kenny Rogers goes all in for one last concert tour |author=Wildsmith, Steve |date=March 1, 2017 |access-date=March 19, 2017 |newspaper=[[The Daily Times (Blount County, Tennessee)|The Daily Times]]}}</ref> In announcing the tour, Rogers indicated at the time that his final tour appearance would be on NBC's ''[[Today (U.S. TV program)|Today]]'' show.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.today.com/series/best-thing-today/kenny-rogers-reveals-plan-retire-after-next-tour-ive-done-t46326 |title=Kenny Rogers reveals plan to retire after next tour: 'I've done this long enough' |author=Hines, Ree |date=September 25, 2015 |access-date=March 19, 2017 |work=[[Today (American TV program)|Today]]}}</ref> Concert dates were scheduled through 2018 and included visits to the United States, Australia, Scotland, Ireland, England, The Netherlands and Switzerland.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.kennyrogers.com/tour |title=Tour |access-date=March 19, 2017 |work=KennyRogers.com}}</ref> On April 5, 2018, it was announced that Rogers canceled his remaining tour as advised by doctors due to a series of health challenges.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-43653358|title=Kenny Rogers cancels tour over health|last=Savage|first=Mark|date=April 5, 2018|work=[[BBC News]]|access-date=April 6, 2018}}</ref>

Rogers's final concert in Nashville took place on October 25, 2017, at the [[Bridgestone Arena]] where he was joined by an array of guest artists including [[Linda Davis]], [[Elle King]], [[Little Big Town]], [[Lionel Richie]], [[Billy Currington]], [[Lee Greenwood]], [[The Flaming Lips]], [[The Oak Ridge Boys]], [[Justin Moore]], [[Travis Tritt]], [[the Judds]], [[Kris Kristofferson]],  [[Alison Krauss]], [[Chris Stapleton]], [[Lady Antebellum]], [[Idina Menzel]], [[Crystal Gayle]], [[Reba McEntire]] and [[Jamey Johnson]]. The concert also included a special appearance by long-time friend [[Dolly Parton]], who serenaded Rogers with her signature "[[I Will Always Love You]]" and performed "[[You Can't Make Old Friends]]" and "[[Islands in the Stream (song)|Islands in the Stream]]" with Rogers for the final time.<ref>{{cite web |first=Cindy |last=Watts |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/music/2017/10/26/kenny-rogers-dolly-parton-drop-mic-his-final-performance/801935001/ |title=Kenny Rogers, Dolly Parton drop the mic on his final performance |work=USA Today |date=October 26, 2017 |access-date=December 5, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/country/news/chris-stapleton-added-to-kenny-rogers-tribute-concert-w496792|title=Chris Stapleton, Judds Reunion Added to Kenny Rogers Tribute Concert|magazine=Rolling Stone|date=August 9, 2017}}</ref>