Before turning the page to close the old chapter and start a new one with hopes of a better year, let's take a moment to remember some of those celebrities who have left us this year.
- Dec 31, 2020
AceShowbiz - Kenny Rogers was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2013 not without a reason. Particularly popular with country audiences, he also had more than 120 hit singles across various music genres, and topped the country and pop album charts for more than 200 individual weeks in the United States alone. He additionally sold more than 100 million records worldwide during his lifetime, making him one of the best-selling music artists of all time.
After over six productive decades, the "That Crazy Feeling" crooner announced in 2015 his plan to retire from touring after completing his farewell tour titled "The Gambler's Last Deal". Initially planned to go on through 2018, the tour was cut short on April 5 of that year as advised by doctors due to a series of health challenges. He passed away on March 20 "peacefully at home" and "surrounded by his family," so his family said in a statement, as his frequent collaborator Dolly Parton admitted his death caught her "by surprise."
