{"id":1319304,"date":"2020-04-06T06:00:40","date_gmt":"2020-04-06T12:00:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.cmt.com\/news\/?p=1819958"},"modified":"2020-04-06T06:00:40","modified_gmt":"2020-04-06T12:00:40","slug":"rita-wilson-to-host-cmt-giants-kenny-rogers-a-benefit-for-musicares","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/music-news\/rita-wilson-to-host-cmt-giants-kenny-rogers-a-benefit-for-musicares\/","title":{"rendered":"Rita Wilson to Host CMT GIANTS Kenny Rogers: A Benefit for MusiCares"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/cmt.mtvnimages.com\/uri\/mgid:ao:image:cmt.com:691620?width=1200&amp;height=675&amp;.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"byline\"> by <span class=\"author\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cmt.com\/news\/author\/cmtcomstaff\/\" title=\"Posts by CMT.com Staff\" rel=\"author\">CMT.com Staff<\/a><\/span> <span class=\"date\"><br \/>\n12m ago<\/span><br \/>\n<\/span> <\/p>\n<p>Beloved singer-songwriter, actress and producer Rita Wilson will host <em>CMT GIANTS Kenny Rogers: A Benefit For MusiCares<\/em>, premiering Wednesday, April 8 at 8 PM ET\/PT on CMT. <\/p>\n<p>The uplifting celebration to honor the extraordinary life and legendary music of the late <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cmt.com\/artists\/kenny-rogers\">Kenny Rogers<\/a> will encore on MTV Live on April 10 at 8 pm ET\/PT and CMT on April 11 at 12 pm ET\/PT.<\/p>\n<div class=\"deferred_content\"> Embedded from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/7hx4gdlfamo?feature=oembed\">www.youtube.com<\/a>. <noscript class=\"deferred_content\" data-deferred-info=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;iframe&quot;}\"> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/7hx4gdlfamo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen>\t<\/iframe><\/noscript>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cKenny Rogers introduced so many to country music. His songs crossed over into many genres. I\u2019ll never forget the evocative angst in Kenny\u2019s voice on \u2018Ruby,\u2019 the unmistakable hooks and his unique, authentic ability to tell a story in \u2018The Gambler,\u2019 and of course, the perfection of his duet with Dolly Parton, \u2018Islands in the Stream.\u2019 Kenny\u2019s impact has been indelible,\u201d shared Rita Wilson. \u201cIt\u2019s an honor to be hosting <em>CMT GIANTS Kenny Rogers<\/em> and to share in an evening of Kenny\u2019s songs with so many iconic artists.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"deferred_content\"> Embedded from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/fulWvkIGM7c?feature=oembed\">www.youtube.com<\/a>. <noscript class=\"deferred_content\" data-deferred-info=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;iframe&quot;}\"> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/fulWvkIGM7c?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen>\t<\/iframe><\/noscript>\n<\/div>\n<p>Rogers\u2019 friends and collaborators including songwriter Don Schlitz (\u201cThe Gambler\u201d) and singer-songwriter Kim Carnes (\u201cDon\u2019t Fall in Love With a Dreamer\u201d) join the star-studded virtual lineup that includes Dolly Parton, Gavin DeGraw, Jason Isbell &amp; Amanda Shires, Jennifer Nettles, Lady Antebellum, Lionel Richie, Michael McDonald, Randy Houser, Rascal Flatts and Vince Gill. <\/p>\n<p>Additionally, there will be a very special appearance from Rogers\u2019 longtime band who toured with him for 45+ years: Gene Roy (tour manager), Frank Farrell (technical director), Keith Bugos (production manager) and Steve Glassmeyer (band member).<\/p>\n<p>Viewers can support CMT\u2019s efforts by visiting <a href=\"http:\/\/musicares.org\/kennyrogers\">musicares.org\/kennyrogers<\/a> and texting KENNYCARES to 41444 during the broadcast to contribute.<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cmt.com\/news\/1819958\/rita-wilson-to-host-cmt-giants-kenny-rogers-a-benefit-for-musicares\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">via:: CMT News<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>by CMT.com Staff 12m ago Beloved singer-songwriter, actress and producer Rita Wilson will host CMT GIANTS Kenny Rogers: A Benefit For MusiCares, premiering Wednesday, April 8 at 8 PM ET\/PT on CMT. The uplifting celebration to honor the extraordinary life and legendary music of the late Kenny Rogers will encore on MTV Live on April [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[159],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-1319304","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-music-news"},"acf":[],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-06-15 18:13:16","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"distributor_meta":false,"distributor_terms":false,"distributor_media":false,"distributor_original_site_name":"KSKE Ski Country","distributor_original_site_url":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske","push-errors":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1319304","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1319304"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1319304\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1319304"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1319304"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1319304"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}