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  Kenny Rogers Roasters - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Kenny Rogers Roasters is an oven cooked chicken restaurant started in 1991 in the United States by country music musician Kenny Rogers and one of the original developers of Kentucky Fried Chicken.
The Kenny Rogers Roasters brand is also used in 11 other countries.
On the November 27, 1997 episode of Late Night with Conan O'Brien, Rogers failed a blind taste test to correctly identify his brand of chicken, choosing NBC Commissary chicken over Kenny Rogers Roasters.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Kenny_Rogers_Roasters   (303 words)

  
 Kenny Rogers - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Rogers soon developed a more middle of the road gravel voiced style that sold to both pop and country audiences; to date, he has charted more than 60 top 40 hit singles (including upwards of 25 #1's) and no fewer than 50 of his albums have charted.
Kenny Rogers and his restaurant were subjects of comedy from MADtv, especially the impersonation done by Will Sasso - the skit of the faux-Rogers hosting Jackass became popular on the Internet.
Kenny Rogers and The First Edition's Greatest Hits album, first issued in 1971, featured a recording of Mac Davis' I Believe In Music, a previously unissued recording, thus making it one of the first Greatest Hits collections to contain new material, a standard practice in the music industry today.
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 Kenny Rogers
By the beginning of the '80s, Rogers' audience was as much pop as it was country, and singles like his cover of Lionel Richie's "Lady" confirmed that fact, spending six weeks at the top of the pop charts.
Rogers also began making inroads into television and film, appearing in a number of TV specials and made-for-TV movies, including 1982's "Six Pack" and two movies based on his songs "The Gambler" and "Coward of the County".
Rogers continued to record, releasing albums nearly every year, but they failed to break beyond his large, devoted fanbase and only made a slight impact on the charts.
www.classicbands.com /rogers.html   (1266 words)

  
 Great American Country - Kenny Rogers Page   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
In addition, The Kenny Rogers Cerebral Palsy Center in Missouri has assisted thousands of young people throughout the years with physical therapy, and has been a source of great emotional support for parents and families who have seen their sons and daughters develop better physical skills and confidence in themselves.
Kenny participated as the celebrity captain of the team and in his capacity as an accomplished photographer, shot the official photo of the gymnastics team.
Kenny co-wrote "As God Is My Witness" as a dedication to his love for Wanda and performed the song in Las Vegas at his New Year's Eve concert ('96) after surprising her by proposing marriage at dinner that evening.
www.countrystars.com /artists/krogers.html   (2193 words)

  
 A Marketing Sarah's Diary - Kenny Rogers   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
Kenny Rogers was saved for Game One of the World Series...Armando retired Brian Jordan...Franco retired Brian Jordan...Brian Jordan retired from baseball in 1992 to concentrate on football...Braden Looper found another calling...
Kenny Rogers compilations tend to drift in and out of print, yet in a sense it doesnt matter much, because most featured most of the big hits.
KENNY ROGERS IS He has a giant tour bus that drives around the property all the time, and also has a white Lexus RX330.
www.outrafacespelho.blogspot.com   (2604 words)

  
 Kenny Rogers Roasters Chicken Franchise
Kenny Rogers Roasters is one of the leaders in rotisserie chicken restaurants and home meal replacement with worldwide brand recognition.
Kenny Rogers Roasters is there to support and guide you with site selection, lease negotiations, prototypical architectural plans, training, marketing, purchasing, inventory control and a great deal more.
Kenny Rogers Roasters will continue to work with you, visit your store and be a source of guidance during your entire franchise term.
www.franchiseopportunities.com /Zor_205635/Kenny_Rogers_Roasters.htm   (300 words)

  
 A Year of Elizabeth - Kenny Rogers   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
Kenny Rogers pitched well enough to keep the A�s comfortably out of reach for most of the game, and Roman Colon came in to sweep up the last three innings and...
Kenny Rogers: If I hear The Roaster or The Gambler one more time, just one more time, cameraman heads are gonna roll.
Kenny Rogers might be a legend, but this superstar has proven he still has...
dailyride.blogspot.com   (1903 words)

  
 CMT.com : Kenny Rogers : Biography
Born in Houston, TX, Rogers and his seven siblings were raised in one of the poorest sections of town.
While he was with the group, Rogers continued to explore other musical venues and played bass on Mickey Gilley's 1960 single "Is It Wrong." The Bobby Doyle Three released one album, In a Most Unusual Way, before Rogers left the group to play with the Kirby Stone Four.
Rogers continued to record, releasing albums nearly every year, but they failed to break beyond his large, devoted fan base and only made a slight impact on the charts.
www.cmt.com /artists/az/rogers_kenny/bio.jhtml   (1258 words)

  
 Kenny Rogers Biography
Kenny Rogers and his restaurant were subjects of comedy from MADtv, especially the impersonation done by Will Sasso.
Kenny Rogers also works with property, doing construction work and then selling the property, as well as admitting he does a lot of DIY work at his own home.
Capitol followed "21 Number Ones" with Rogers' new studio album, "Water And Bridges," in March 2006 on the Capitol Nashville label, the first single from the album was "I Can't Unlove You" which was a top 30 hit on the country charts.
www.myclassiclyrics.com /artist_biographies/Kenny_Rogers_Biography.htm   (1395 words)

  
 Kenny Rogers Roasters - Tapping outsource support for efficient operations : FUJITSU Philippines
Kenny Rogers Roasters opted to outsource the support service of its counters or Point-of-Sale, particularly the highly utilized Epson counter printers, to Fujitsu Philippines.
When Kenny Rogers was still a small and directly controllable network, the support structure that ensures proper execution of its operation was easy, both from a management and a cost perspective.
Due to this, Kenny Rogers opted to outsource the support-service of its counters or Point-of-Sale, particularly the highly utilized Epson counter printers.
www.fujitsu.com /ph/casestudies/kenny-rogers-roasters.html   (576 words)

  
 Kenny Rogers Roasters - tesg's guide to big chain road food consumption
Roasters began in 1991 with an original developer of Kentucky Fried Chicken and Kenny Rogers.
A video music system played a popular mix of hits ranging from country to Van Halen (not one Kenny Rogers song the whole time.) Aside from a few pictures, the only real Kenny Rogers association inside was the names of his hits in glowing neon along the ceiling border.
Aside from Rogers himself hawking the chicken on the talk show circuit (and one hilarious Seinfeld episode), I never saw any marketing for the chain of any kind (I suspect it was limited to TNN and CMT) and the operators didn't appear to have a lot of experience with restaurants.
www.99w.com /evilsam/ff/roasters.htm   (693 words)

  
 2 Gyrls: Katherine - Kenny Rogers   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
Except the Kenny Rogers tape across the hall in the staff kitchen, barely audible when I came in and turned up to mezzo forte right after my first number.
I lost 10$ on the Kenny Rogers nickel slots...I thought it was some kind of sign because Ive had The Gambler in my head on and off for weeks now.
Kenny Rogers has really been an asset for the Tigers this year, in everything from his own starts to providing veteran knowledge to the young Tigers pitching staff.
www.beaucoupkevin.blogspot.com   (2061 words)

  
 Kenny Rogers Roasters   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
In addition to management training, Kenny Rogers Roasters provides an opening training team to assist in the initial training of restaurant staff for each opening.
Building recognition of the Kenny Rogers Roasters name and unique concept is an essential ongoing objective that benefits your franchise.
Roasters proprietary spice formulations and other proprietary food products from the approved list must be used to ensure consistency from store to store.
www.kennyrogers.cc /faq.htm   (510 words)

  
 The Tri-County's Most Comprehensive Business Coverage
Fort Lauderdale-based Kenny Rogers roasters is approaching it fifth birthday amidst slowed growth, executive turnover, and at least two pending lawsuits from unhappy franchisees.
He also claims that he received almost no marketing, training, or operational support form Roasters; that he lost sales over a change in Roaster's cooking method from hand-marination to injection of seasonings; and that he was misled as to the extent of singer Kenny Rogers' personal and promotional involvement in the chain.
Roasters spokeswoman Perlman wouldn't comment on the specifics of the Melilli and Albarkat lawsuits, but she said Roasters is generally trying to weed to inexperienced franchisees.
www.zarcolaw.com /CM/News/news53.asp   (1334 words)

  
 90s Showboat: Kenny Rogers, roasting
One fateful day in 1991, legendary country superstar Kenny Rogers joined forces with the masterminds behind Kentucky Fried Chicken to create Kenny Rogers Roasters, a restaurant based on the principles of wood-burned rotisserie chicken and smooth contemporary country music.
Today, Kenny Rogers' legacy lies next to that of Arthur Treacher's, another holding of the Nathan's.
As long as Kenny maintains a well-groomed moustache, or makes sweet love to his "Lady," the dream of Kenny Rogers Roasters will live on.
90showboat.blogspot.com /2004/08/kenny-rogers-roasting.html   (192 words)

  
 Kenny Rogers Roasters in China   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
Kenny Rogers Roasters (KRR) in China series consists of two cases.
The Kenny Rogers Roasters in China (A) case documents the efforts of a U.S.-based fast food chain to penetrate the Chinese market in the mid-1990s.
The accompanying KRR in China (B) case focuses on site selection issues which are at the heart of Tony Wang's ambitions for the restaurant chain in China.
www.thunderbird.edu /faculty_research/case_series/cases_1997/kenny_rogers_china.htm   (278 words)

  
 Through the years with Kenny Rogers   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
Rogers has lived on these grounds for only three years and already he's outta here, having agreed to sell the place in a deal that closes at the end of the month.
Rogers is hardly the world's edgiest artist, and he will freely admit that he peaked in the mid-1980s.
Gretchen Wilson, the contemporary country queen, was such a fan of his signature song "The Gambler" that she sang the Chipmunks' version of the tune in a fourth-grade talent show.
www.oxfordpress.com /life/content/shared/living/stories/KENNY_ROGERS_0320_COX.html   (1326 words)

  
 2/22/2004 - What Did That Building Used To Be? Kenny Rogers Roasters - Memories - Chattanoogan.com
Kenny Rogers is an example of a celebrity who has met that challenge over the course of five decades.
In the 1960’s, Kenny Rogers was a member of the folk singing group, the New Christy Minstrels.
In 1991, Kenny Rogers and John Y. Brown Jr., a former top executive with Kentucky Fried Chicken, introduced the country to wood-fired, rotisserie chicken through the Kenny Rogers Roasters restaurants.
www.chattanoogan.com /articles/article_47140.asp   (830 words)

  
 Kenny Rogers Roasters
The Kenny Rogers Roasters concept was first introduced in 1991 by one of the original developers of Kentucky Fried Chicken, and the entertainer Kenny Rogers.
By 1995 the menu had expanded to include Kenny Rogers Roasters’ original wood-fire rotisserie chicken, fresh-made side dishes, rotisserie turkey breast, and honey- bourbon barbecue ribs, as well as pita sandwiches, soups and salads.
In 1998, the company went through a restructuring that culminated in the acquisition of the Kenny Rogers Roasters system by Nathan's Famous, Inc. on April 1, 1999.
www.nathansfamous.com /rogers/inside/htmls/history.php   (279 words)

  
 Roadfood.com Forums - Kenny Rogers Roasters
Maybe it was because Reuben James died or because Marianne Gordon, Kenny's ex, owned a chunk of it or maybe due to somethin' else - I dunno.
I have never eaten at a Kenny Rogers Roasters but I did recently see a rerun of the Seinfeld episode where Kramer wants to shut them down, then becomes addicted to the chicken.
I was shocked to pass by the Roasters in Laurel, Maryland and found it closed down.
www.roadfood.com /Forums/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=7926   (1354 words)

  
 CNN - Kenny Rogers, gambling again - October 7, 1999   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
And Rogers is more of a storyteller than a singer.
Rogers has 20 No. 1 hits, from "Lucille" in 1977 to "Make No Mistake, She's Mine" in 1987, a duet with Ronnie Milsap.
Many of Rogers' songs have crossed over to the pop charts, with "Lady" and "Islands in the Stream," a duet with Dolly Parton, making it to No. 1 on both charts.
edition.cnn.com /SHOWBIZ/Music/9910/07/kenny.rogers   (668 words)

  
 Red hot deals with Companion Points and Kenny Rogers | CompanionPoints (CP)
Kenny Rogers Roasters Middle East, the regions fastest growing chain of fire roasted cuisine, has teamed up with the CompanionPoints loyalty rewards program and is offering a huge 5 % bonus point scheme to all cardholders at all Roasters outlets.
Kenny Rogers is as celebrated a name worldwide for his chicken restaurants, as for his famed country and western music.
Abdulla Qassem, Chairman, CompanionPoints said, 'With the Kenny Rogers Roasters chain being the latest outlet to team up with the regions largest loyalty program, it really is a boom time for CompanionPoints and their loyal cardholders.
www.ameinfo.com /47303.html   (636 words)

  
 CNN - Kenny Rogers, gambling again - October 7, 1999
Most recently, they've heard Rogers on his May release, "She Rides Wild Horses" on Dreamcatcher, the label and management company he owns in part.
When Rogers performed "The Greatest," two teen-age girls immediately jumped to their feet, cheering and gyrating.
Rogers has more than 45 statuettes and plaques, including four Grammys and 11 People's Choice Awards.
www.cnn.com /SHOWBIZ/Music/9910/07/kenny.rogers   (668 words)

  
 Chicken fight! Cluckers slaps Roasters with trade dress suit - Cluckers Wood Roasted Chicken, Roasters Inc.'s Kenny ...
The suit, filed against the 35-unit chain's parent Roasters Inc. in U.S. District Court Southern District of Florida, charges that Kenny Rogers Roasters Wood Roasted Chicken duplicated Clucker's trade dress, menu, preparation, recipes, design format and layout.
Rogers is a limited partner in addition to lending his name and likeness to the concept.
The four-unit Cluckers is asking the court to award it an accounting of all profits received from Kenny Rogers Roasters' sale of any products or services under the trade dress, losses incurred by Cluckers as a result of the infringement and punitive damages in excess of $10 million.
www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m3190/is_n2_v27/ai_13311154   (443 words)

  
 Roasters Com Roasters Cook - Kenny Rogers - blog of Luke   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
MTV Music is the ultimate destination for content on Kenny Rogers, including band info, music videos, live performances, news, albums and previews, photos,...
Kenny Rogers: Not Ready to?Fold?Em?Kenny Rogers: Not Ready to Fold EmThe singer talks to PEOPLE about his new album, his twin sons - and plastic surgery.
Kaz is among the AL leaders in Ks(2nd to Johan), ERA(2nd to Contreras) and Wins(tied for 1st with Freddy Garcia and Kenny Rogers).
kenny-rogers.iwantmo.info /archive/06-07-07/roasters_com_roasters_cook   (773 words)

  
 Kenny Rogers concert review   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
Rogers opened the set with a couple of fast tunes that he said left the audience's mouths open.
(Clearly Rogers didn't feel the need to tone down his humour in the light of tragedy, which was a good choice.) He also threw frisbees with amazing accuracy.
Kenny Rogers also did away with a practice (one that I also find pretty lame) of returning for an encore.
www.ram.org /music/reviews/kenny_rogers_concert.html   (400 words)

  
 Kenny Rogers - Simple English Wikipedia
Kenny Rogers is a very famous country music and pop singer.
He was born in Houston, Texas on August 21, 1938.
He also acted in several movies and TV shows and owned a franchise of chicken restaurants called "Kenny Rogers Roasters"
simple.wikipedia.org /wiki/Kenny_Rogers   (113 words)

  
 sixthseal.com: Kenny Rogers Roasters - Kenny's Home-Baked Fillet (White Combo Delight)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
I went to the Kenny Rogers at KL Sentral with my gf this afternoon (more about that later) and had the White Combo Delight meal, which features Kenny's 1/4 chicken, the home baked fillet, 3 side dishes of your choice and a muffin at RM 22.90.
Kenny's Home-Baked Fillet is the Chinese New Year promotion (figured it was since it had the "nian nian you yu" phrase on top) which is "a succulent, firm textured fish fillet, baked with special blend of herbs and spices, served with three choices of side dishes".
Posted by: killuminati at February 5, 2004 01:24 PM i am not a fan of kenny rogers at all...
www.sixthseal.com /2004/01/kenny_rogers_roasters_kennys_h.html   (511 words)

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