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  • Apr 30, 1981
    Kenny Rogers' manager, Ken Kragen, receives the Jim Reeves Memorial Award during the 16th annual Academy Of Country Music awards, televised by NBC from Los Angeles' Shrine Auditorium
    Dec 20, 1984
    Harry Belafonte calls manager Ken Kragen about doing a project to fight African famine. It leads to USA For Africa's "We Are The World," with Michael Jackson and Lionel Richie joined by Kenny Rogers, Willie Nelson and others
    May 15, 1986
    Admitting there'll be plenty of holes--especially in West Texas--Kenny Rogers' manager, Ken Kragen, turns "Hands Across America" into a free event
    May 25, 1986
    Kenny Rogers' manager, Ken Kragen, sponsors Hands Across America, an attempt to link a chain of people from New York to Los Angeles. Country participants include: The Oak Ridge Boys, Earl Thomas Conley, Lee Greenwood and Brenda Lee
    Oct 21, 1991
    Trisha Yearwood meets with Ken Kragen, the longtime manager for Kenny Rogers. She subsequently joins Kragen's client list
    Oct 15, 1992
    Trisha Yearwood appears on "Arsenio," the same date she had originally been slated for "The Tonight Show" before she was bumped. Manager Ken Kragen claims "The Tonight Show" talent booker has created a war between the two programs. The booker eventually loses her job in the aftermath
    Nov 2, 1992
    When Travis Tritt appears on "Arsenio," an employee with "The Tonight Show" retaliates, banning him from guesting on the NBC program. Manager Ken Kragen subsequently brings the battle to public attention, and "The Tonight Show" booker loses her job
    Jan 22, 2001
    Kenny Rogers fires Ken Kragen, his manager of more than 30 years, accusing Kragen of trying to steal 3 of Hearts, signed as a management client to Rogers' own Dreamcatcher Entertainment
    Mar 6, 2001
    Kenny Rogers files suit in Davidson County Circuit Court, accusing former manager Ken Kragen of trying to steal 3 of Hearts, a client of Rogers' management firm, Dreamcatcher Entertainment. They settle out of court within two months
    Aug 22, 2008
    The Los Angeles Times reports Ken Kragen, the ex-manager of Kenny Rogers, has placed his six-bedroom Beverly Hills mansion up for sale. He's asking $5.95 million

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