Kenny Rogers To Release First Ever Autobiography

Kenny Rogers will reveal personal highs and lows about his rise to fame with his first memoir, Luck or Something Like It, set for release October 2 via HarperCollins imprint William Morrow.

The work contains a candid look at the world of Country music with stories from a cast of characters including Elvis, Dolly Parton, Ray Charles, Dottie West, and Lionel Richie. The book, supported with a 6-city tour (listed below), will be available in hardcover for $27.99.

In the work, Rogers speaks candidly of his rough childhood in the South–growing up in poverty and how his father’s alcoholism greatly impacted his career. He writes about his five marriages and his struggle to stay wed throughout his 50-year career. Rogers also discusses his first professional group, The First Edition, and branching to form a solo career, which garnered hits including “Ruby, Don’t Take Your Love to Town,” “Lucille,” “Love or Something Like It,” “Lady,” and “The Gambler.”

His duet with Parton, “Islands In The Stream,” is the No. 1-selling duet of all time. Rogers has recorded 65 albums, resulting in over 125 million copies sold including 20 platinum, 31 gold albums and a Diamond-certified Greatest Hits album that has sold more than 24 million copies worldwide. These numbers rank him No. 8 on the R.I.A.A.’s list of Top Selling Male Artists of all time.

National Book Tour for Luck or Something Like It:
October 2 – Ridgefield, NJ: Bookends
October 3- New York, NY: Barnes & Noble (54th & 3rd)
October 6- Lexington, KY: Joseph-Beth Booksellers
October 7- Atlanta, GA: Barnes & Noble (Alpharetta)
October 8- Birmingham, AL: Books-A-Million (Brookhighland)
October 12- Houston, TX: Barnes & Noble (River Oaks)