Grammy Award-winning music legend Kenny Rogers will celebrate the 31st anniversary of his Christmas & Hits Tour in 2012 with a festive show Sunday night Dec. 16 at 8 p.m. at Mystic Lake Casino Hotel in Prior Lake, featuring live performances of holiday classics and his biggest hits. The one-of-a-kind vocalist and entertainer will perform at venues across America, once again joined by special guest Billy Dean.
Rogers is known for creating an inviting atmosphere with his Christmas & Hits Tour, which consistently receives rave reviews and has become a holiday tradition in its own right since its start 31 years ago. The “Christmas” portion of this year’s inviting set will include heartfelt performances of traditional and original songs such as “White Christmas,” “Silent Night,” “Joy To The World,” and “Mary, Did You Know.” Local choirs and children will have an opportunity to showcase their talents, having once again been chosen to perform with Rogers in each city of the tour. Rogers will sing many of his timeless classics in the “Hits” segment of the show, including “Lady,” “The Gambler,” “Islands In The Stream,” “Daytime Friends,” “Lucille,” “Ruby, Don’t Take Your Love To Town,” “She Believes In Me,” “Coward Of The County,” “Through The Years,” and several more.
For more than half a century, Kenny Rogers, with his unique storytelling ability and soulful voice, has thrived as a singer, musician and showman on the international music scene. He has more than 65 albums to his credit and has sold more than 120 million albums worldwide, ranking him #8 on the R.I.A.A.’s list of top-selling male artists of all time. Rogers is the only artist to chart a record within each of the last seven decades. He has received countless honors, including three Grammy Awards, five Country Music Association Awards, eighteen American Music Awards, eight Academy of Country Music Awards and eleven People’s Choice Awards. Rogers’ recently released his first autobiography titled Luck Or Something Like It which immediately became a New York Times Best Seller. Named the 2012 Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum Artist-in-Residence, Rogers is currently working on a new album for Warner Bros. Records, which is due out in 2013.
A native of Quincy, Florida, Billy Dean was raised appreciating the value of music and has a diverse array of musical influences. His hits include “Only Here For A Little While,””Somewhere In My Broken Heart,” “We Just Disagree,” and “Billy the Kid.”
“I look forward to Kenny’s Christmas and Hits Tour because of the personal gift it gives me each year,” said Dean. “It puts a lot of smiles on faces and it brings folks together in the spirit of the season and those are things I love being a part of. The audience gives us something special back every night and those of us on tour become family.”
This holiday season marks Dean’s third year joining Rogers on the road for his annual Christmas tour.
A number of us from MinnesotaCountry.com will be at this special show and will be providing review following it. Pictures used in the upcoming review will be from Adam’s Travel Photography, click here to check out some of the amazing work he has done in the past!
The 2,100-seat Mystic Showroom is a stunning facility and home to the best entertainment in the Twin Cities. Mystic Lake was voted Best Concert Venue and Best Live Entertainment in the most recent Midwest Gaming & Travel Readers Choice Awards.
– Contributing Writer: Ryan Gueningsman
– Photo by: Adam’s Travel Photography