Hi Paul We were also saddened by the news, although we only knew Kenny as a singer we love. These are really the times to reconnect with loved ones and appreciate them. Cheers Shai Drori Expert digitization services for Audio Video 3K scanning for film 8mm-35mm Timeless Recordings Music Label www.audiovideofilm.com [log in to unmask] On Sun, Mar 22, 2020 at 8:29 AM Paul T. Jackson <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Kenny Rodgers was a side man acoustic bass with the First Edition, when > starting out in 1967. I knew and met the original group in New York when > working with TRO, inc. and was present at their opening gig at the famous > Blue Note jazz club. Kenny later paid our bill at one of the clubs in > Detroit where they were performing, which Violet (late wife) and I > attended. > > It's sad to see so many of my musician friends/colleagues leaving us; young > and old. My mother used to think, at 92, she had lived too long and no one > would show up for her memorial....but a 150+ people showed up at her > appreciation event a few years earlier before she moved into a senior home. > > I hope all of you keep healthy and reconnect with your friends before it's > too late to say what they meant to you or how they influenced what you > became. > > best wishes, > Paul T. > > > > Paul T. Jackson > Trescott Research > Steilacoom, WA 98338 > [log in to unmask] > trescottresearch.com >