Country music icon
Kenny Rogers performed to a sold-out audience on Saturday at the Joint at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Tulsa.
Tunes included "Through the Years," "She Believes in Me," "Ruby, Dont Take Your Love to Town," "To Me," 'Coward of the County," "Daytime Friends" and many more. He bantered with the audience -- and his 8-piece backing band, putting on a Vegas-style show that kept the fans laughing and smiling throughout the set.
He dressed in denim, shirt and faded jeans, dark cowboy boots, Rogers talked as much as he sang, inviting the crowd to sing and play along with him. He ribbed the crowd for gaping at him, and lit up the front rows so "I could watch you watch me."
He rolled through "Love Or Something Like It," "If You Want To Find Love," "You Decorated My Life," "Buy Me A Rose," "We've Got Tonight," "Have A Little Faith In Me," "The Gambler," "Lucille," "Lady" and more.
At times when his vocals wavered, he'd crack a joke. He knew he couldn't push his voice like he did 30 years ago, and the crowd was okay with that.
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