Kenny Rogers is proud of his 50-year career, just he can't help simply hope that the best is in time to come.
"For me, the whole finish is to stay relevant as long as I can," said Rogers, whose career retrospective, "Kenny Rogers: 50 Years," came out Tuesday exclusively through Cracker Barrel restaurants.
While the 12-track CD includes hits such as "Lucille" and "The Gambler," it also features three modern songs.
"It's one thing to still be doing it, but to still have your records played on the radiocommunication and to have contemporary success, that's what's exciting," he said Tuesday.
Rogers, 70, became a superstar in the 1970s and '80s. His career cooled in the '90s, but he continues to have hits. His 2006 album, "Water & Bridges," charted ternary songs, including the No. 14 "I Can't Unlove You."
He's now working on material for a new album.
"Radio has said to me in so many words: If you do great work, we'll play it. But if it's average, you'll have to stand in line," he said.
"I've incessantly been a country isaac M. Singer with a lot of influences," aforementioned Rogers, world Health Organization played jazz, folk and rock ahead hitting his stride with a country-pop sound, "and I retrieve that's helped me because I can buoy do a variety of songs."
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