Sunday, December 19, 2010

Kenny Rogers Eyes Wyclef Jean for Duet Partner on Next Album

Filed under: Country News


Kenny Rogers has several interesting projects in the works for 2011, including plans for a duets album called 'Killer Combinations,' with old friends Dolly Parton and Lionel Richie. One surprising and unexpected addition on the project comes in the form of rapper Wyclef Jean. The former Fugees front man recorded Kenny's hit 'The Gambler' a few years back, and now the country star is anticipating what the two could cook up for his new album, especially since Wyclef hails from Haiti, a country where Kenny has quite a few fans.

"Wyclef Jean is a friend of mine, and he did 'The Gambler' on his record once before, and it was a pretty cool thing," Kenny tells Gannett.com. "He did a whole rap version of 'The Gambler,' and I sang -- actually spoke -- part of the thing. I'd like to do something with him that's musical, for lack of a better term, because he's a very big guy in Haiti -- that's where he's from -- and I have a really good following down there. I think we could do something musically very interesting."

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