Kenny Rogers & The First Edition Something’s Burning

Kenny Rogers left the New Christy Minstrels in 1967 to form the First Edition. Fusing folk, rock, and country, the group quickly scored a hit with the psychedelic “Just Dropped In (To See What Condition My Condition Was In).“ The band soon became known as Kenny Rogers and the First Edition and landed their own syndicated music show. They scored a few more hits, such as “Something’s Burning (1970)“ and Mel Tillis’ “Ruby, Don’t Take Your Love to Town“ In 1974, Rogers left the group to go solo again and decided to focus his energy on country music. “Love Lifted Me“ became his first solo top 20 country hit in 1975. Two years later, Rogers reached the top of the country charts with the mournful ballad “Lucille,“ about a man being left by his wife. The song also did well on the pop charts, making it into the top five and bringing Rogers his first Grammy, for Best Country Vocal Performance, Male. Quickly followin