RECAP: Artists pay tribute to Kenny Rogers during CMT Special

LEDYARD CENTER, CT - APRIL 10:  ***EXCLUSIVE COVERAGE***   Singers/Songwriters Dolly Parton and Honoree Kenny Rogers Backstage at the Kenny Rogers: The First 50 Years  show at the MGM Grand at Foxwoods on April 10, 2010 in Ledyard Center, Connecticut. (Photo by Rick Diamond/Getty Images)

Credit: Rick Diamond

Credit: Rick Diamond

LEDYARD CENTER, CT - APRIL 10: ***EXCLUSIVE COVERAGE*** Singers/Songwriters Dolly Parton and Honoree Kenny Rogers Backstage at the Kenny Rogers: The First 50 Years show at the MGM Grand at Foxwoods on April 10, 2010 in Ledyard Center, Connecticut. (Photo by Rick Diamond/Getty Images)

Wednesday night, Dolly Parton, Lady Antebellum, Rascal Flatts, and more paid tribute to ‘The Gambler’ Kenny Rogers on CMT during the tv special “CMT Giants Kenny Rogers: A Benefit for Music Cares”. The show also raised money for Music Cares which is helping those in the music community affected by COVID-19.

If you missed the show here are just some of the tribute performances that aired:

  • Rascal Flatts performs "Through The Years"
  • Vince Gill performs "Rock of Your Love"

  • Randy Houser performs "The Gambler"
  • Michael McDonald performs "Just Dropped In"
  • Dolly Parton performs "Sweet Music Man"
  • Jason Isbell and Amanda Shires perform "Oh Ruby, don't take your love to town"
  • Jennifer Nettles performs "Don't Fall In Love With A Dreamer"
  • Gavin DeGraw performs "We've Got Tonight"
  • Lady Antebellum performs "Islands In The Stream"

Did you watch the show? Share your memories of Kenny Rogers on our social media pages. 

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