AXS TV Salutes Kenny Rogers With Two Classic TV Concerts This Week

by Jim Casey | @TheJimCasey | April 6, 2020

AXS TV will salute Kenny Rogers, who passed away on March 20, by airing two classic TV concerts throughout the week:

Kenny, Dolly & Willie: Something Inside So Strong
Kenny and Dolly: Real Love

1989’s Kenny, Dolly & Willie: Something Inside So Strong features Kenny Rogers, Dolly Parton and Willie Nelson taking turns singing each other’s hits, including The Gambler,” “Two Doors Down,” “Mammas, Don’t Let Your Babies Grow Up To Be Cowboys” and more. The Emmy-winning NBC TV special was filmed at the Johnson Space Center in Kenny’s hometown of Houston in front of an audience of NASA employees and their families.

1985’s Kenny and Dolly: Real Love presents an in-depth look at Kenny Rogers and Dolly Parton’s longtime friendship, including footage from their 1985 Real Love Tour. The HBO TV special features performance of “Islands In The Stream,” “9 to 5,” “We’ve Got Tonight,” “Real Love” and more.

The complete schedule is below (all times Eastern):

Monday, April 6
8 p.m. & 11 p.m. – Kenny, Dolly & Willie: Something Inside So Strong
9 p.m. & 12 a.m. – Kenny & Dolly: Real Love

Tuesday, April 7
12 p.m. – Kenny, Dolly & Willie: Something Inside So Strong

Thursday, April 9
12 p.m. – Kenny & Dolly: Real Love

Sunday, April 12
9 a.m. – Kenny & Dolly: Real Love
12 p.m. – Kenny, Dolly & Willie: Something Inside So Strong

photo by Curtis Hilbun, AFF-USA.com

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