Kenny Rogers & The First Edition • “Just Dropped In” • LIVE 1968 [Reelin' In The Years Archive]

[@BradTaylor-k2e]

I liked this Kenny Rogers much better than the country version. I loved this song back in the day.

[@jeanthree]

He is good looking here

[@tarnsand440]

I recall when he had so much plastic surgery around his eyes he couldn't close them. Had to constantly put drops in until he could have corrective surgery. He still looked like an alien afterward. Talk about🎶you're so vain🎶

[@richardchambers3533]

The Dude abides.✌️ "Tripped on a cloud and fell 8 miles high. Tore my mind on a jagged sky."🎸🎸🎶🎼🎵

[@MOAONAABE]

you know what 8 miles high means? thats the altitude the bombers fly. fallout

[@timmcquerry6068]

"That's for the Byrds"😅

[@fazole]

​@@MOAONAABE Interesting interpretation. I thought it was a reference to the Byrds song and dropping acid, but a nuclear blast would fit too.

[@dale5898]

I actually did that!!! LOL!

[@thomasrose7713]

Kenny’s Bass tone is mighty

[@spumpstein9374]

Looks like he is playing a late 50's Fender Precision, and I can't tell but it kind of looks fretless, which would be unusual for a rock act at that time.

[@dlwseattle]

just thinking the same thing

[@timothyharrison8953]

@@spumpstein9374 2:37 you can see the shadow of the frets, but still sounds great!

[@spumpstein9374]

@@timothyharrison8953 Fender marketed their first reissue product - the 1951 Precision bass with the Tele headstock in 1968, so Kenny might well be playing a brand-new bass here.

[@temmrich5]

​@@spumpstein9374the white guard on blonde body would indicate that this is indeed a late 60s telecaster bass.

[@dustdevilz4771]

I recall as a kid I snuck into a casino at South Shore Lake Tahoe and a young Kenny Roger’s was performing in a side lounge without many looking on. This was after his initial success. By the time I was in high school he had transformed himself into a country singer.

[@harvey1954]

He started out in a jazz trio with a blind piano player and singer. They did an album on Columbia.

[@earlsinks2666]

Written by one of my dearest and loved friends. Mickey Newbury. God rest his soul

[@DougVeazey-zl3xz]

Is he the drummer that was an actor?

[@earlsinks2666]

@@DougVeazey-zl3xz no Mickey was a songwriter and singer.

[@DougVeazey-zl3xz]

@@earlsinks2666 Mickey Jones is the drummer in the video with The First Edition. He was also a great actor.

[@ronrice1931]

Iconic song.

[@paulhunt4690]

Is he the Newbury train songs Newbury?

[@pcsbeat]

Excellent. Always loved this song but after seeing the actual live performance, I have a great new respect for Kenny Rogers.

[@mylittlebuckaroo]

Little known fact: Karen Carpenter auditioned for the female vocalist spot in this band, but she was rejected. A year later she and her brother Richard hit number one with "Close to You" and you know the rest.

[@patrickmcgrath5411]

END KENNY ROGERS BECAME ONE OF THE GREATEST COUNTRY WESTERN SINGERS OF ALL TIME ❣️

[@PNWJEEPER01]

Even littler known fact: If Mama Cass and Caren Carpenter had shared a sandwich, they’d probably both be alive today….

[@DouglasRichardson-er4ky]

... she should have been the drummer and the singer 🤔

[@harvey1954]

@@PNWJEEPER01 Cass didn't die from choking on a sandwich. Both died of heart attacks.

[@harvey1954]

I would highly doubt this story. There was too much Richard worship in her household for her to jump ship. I discovered her Magic Lamp single and brought it to the public's attention. When I asked her about it in 1976 Karen denied ever making it.

[@michaelbyrne8860]

Kenny was one of the Great Voices of the 60's! Love this song! Most people know of his Country Hits! But he Rocked Too! He had a David Clayton-Thomas vibe going!

[@DIESEL0759]

Other than being American?

[@DH-xm3hc]

I know how popular this rock Album was. Then Kenny Rogers went on to be one of the greatest Country Music's Artists. RIP Kenny Rogers

[@deecook8393]

FKR!!

[@billsmith2041]

Kenny was poppin that bass.

[@theresewalters1696]

I didn't know the young Kenny Rogers did this song. Wow! Great live performance!

[@GaryAa56]

I had this album back in the day. Who would have thought, Kenny Rodgers singing about an Acid Trip.

[@johnholliday5874]

Actually it was inspired by a trip to the doctor.

[@OttoByOgraffey]

*Rogers

[@stangsswang8355]

Well at least it wasn't AIDS back then@@johnholliday5874

[@ST-xg3gy]

Impressive performance. Kenny singing and playing bass just like Macca.👍

[@jaelge]

Was thinking the same thing. Shame he left his bass playing behind to become an ¨idol¨.

[@theoloutlaw]

It's great reading comments people learning about Kenny and just what a fine musician he was. He certainly was no slouch to Jazz/Rhythm and Blues/Country music. While he went on to become one of the great Country/Soul singers, it's a shame his own musical playing got left behind a bit. Thank goodness we still have footage to show otherwise. Nice Upload! :)

[@lythalls]

Kenny was the dogs bollocks ….his and Dolly Partons music is amazing 👍

[@lexpeters735]

When I was a kid I bought the their best of from from a record club and still play it to this day. Not fond of Kenny 's country period but I loved the First Edition.

[@cheekygnome]

Your comment is a bit ironic considering how much country influence was in the songs the First Edition played and the fact that the group itself was the evolution of a folk band.

[@pjjj8117]

Oh my gosh, I do remember this. I had no idea that was Kenny Rogers at the time. Of course I was probably 12 years old. This is absolutely fantastic so thank you so so much and rest in peace Kenny we miss you terribly.

[@pjjj8117]

@user-rt7vl9ky3r I have watched that movie a few times so thank you for reminding me because it’s absolutely the greatest.

[@Dontgottaloveit]

Kenny Rogers ❤ wow i never knew his talent stretched out that far! Sweet!!!

[@lgaytan65]

Wow, this song sounds better than the studio version. I just love how raw it sounds live.

[@bluesrocker6l6gc8]

A priceless live historical relic from the golden age of rock, simply amazing!!

[@MoonShadow74]

I saw Kenny and the boys do that and other songs on my Senior class trip to Disneyland in the winter of 67-68. My buddies and I were just a few rows back and we had the grandest time of all, on the Senior week trip to Disneyland, at the concert held at the stage in Tomorrowland. They were great then and I had no idea Kenny Rogers would become the music legend he became. A comedian named Louis Nye opened the concert for them as the first act.

[@dakotalovett2450]

Louie Nye!! Zombo on the Munsters! Wow!

[@Lupton2000]

We miss you Kenny.

[@MichaelSSmith-hs5pw]

R.I.P. Mickey Jones My good friend I’ll miss ridin’ Harley’s with ya. 🎶🎵✌️

[@deecook8393]

Mickey Jones Rocked! He was the best part of the group. Never could stand Rogers.

[@MichaelSSmith-hs5pw]

@@deecook8393 Mickey used to call him Kenny EGO Rogers.🤣

[@GrantWitham]

I played golf with Mickey summer of 1973 in Wolfville, Nova Scotia - very warm and generous, giving me his autograph!

[@thedude7450]

Pretty good actor too.

[@danielmesery2904]

SOMETHINGS BURNING BY KENNY RODGERS + THE 1ST EDITION🎶☮️

[@MyRumplestiltskin]

If your a fan of the TV show Home Improvement, the drummer in Kenny’s Band is the same drummer in the “Construction Band” that Tim use to have on his show.

[@carlstawicki1915]

I've never seen Kenny looking so young without the glasses.

[@DaveTexas]

My dad went to elementary school with Kenny Rogers. My dad was a year older, but he flunked kindergarten and had to repeat it. Kind of. He didn’t actually flunk kindergarten, but the school determined that he was too immature to be in kindergarten so they had him wait a year before starting. That put my dad in the same grade level as Kenny Rogers. My dad doesn’t have any strong memories of Kenny - they weren’t friends - but he remembers being in the same class with Kenny a couple of years. My grandmother used to play bridge or mahjong with Tommy Tune’s mother, who lived in the same neighborhood, and my dad’s youngest sister took dance lessons at Swayze’s School of Dance (run by Patrick Swayze’s mother) in the early 1960s. It’s just funny how my dad grew up with several people who became extremely famous. No one I knew as a child ever became famous…although one person I went to high school with did go on to become an astronaut who traveled to and spent time on the ISS a few years ago.

[@AssNutz]

Amazing

[@stevencook4002]

💤💤💤

[@g-man7938]

Don't be mean.

[@ZippyTripped]

I’ve never actually seen him singing this song. Thank you!!!!!!

[@Andy-kw5nw]

50 years old, thought I knew everything about music and who every artist was associated with…………..until I stumbled across this clip……….WOW

[@fredmclaughlin8234]

I was tripping at their live concert and it all made sense

[@MKins71]

The brilliant Thelma Comacho as female singer dressed in red. She made the group special!

[@briano.1503]

"This agression will not stand man!"

[@fablenewsnetwork7223]

That’s just like…your opinion…man😂

[@DouglasRichardson-er4ky]

... hheeeyyy watch the BEV MAAAAN ☕🥃🍼

[@Qrayon]

The best song I've ever heard by Kenny Rogers, and I've heard a lot of them.

[@johnathandavis3693]

Video and sound are GREAT....

[@paulspeers272]

Kenny Rogers was also in the New Christy Minstrels before the First Edition. I bought a lot of his records as a kid. Good stuff.

[@Wakeywhodat]

I was 2 years old when this was taped. Wow! Kenny had lived in North Georgia for some time and he was buying large properties and redesigning them. When he finished them, he began to look for the next one. He truly was an artist in every sense of the word.

[@martinulstein9087]

What a great bass player and singer.

[@teeser2436]

72 today on May 13th Lord this brings back some great memories ❤

[@josephharper3714]

Happy Birthday!

[@ScooterOnHisWay2024]

This a terrific song with clever lyrics.

[@gailsfoodandstuff]

my mom used to sing this with her band way back in the day, wow, this brings me back.

[@daviddoss1104]

That was a great song when I was a kid.

[@Frankincensedjb123]

But no longer?

[@MANI-gp6wn]

Love the rasp of his voice. I was just 8 when this was filmed, but was already a huge fan!

[@marcjacobscontinued9411]

Wow! This is one of my favs. To see it live like this is amazing! Thanks for the upload indeed.

[@ReelinInTheYears66]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@vayabroder729]

Didn’t know Kenny played bass; and a cool Fender Telecaster Bass at that!

[@Rawblah]

And singing so well! News to me on the bass too!

[@Darryl6636]

Wow not only was Kenny a bass player but a damn good bass player first time seeing this and first time seeing him before his hair went grey thanks for the post I really enjoyed it

[@themusicarchive6671]

If you've never heard the music from "Ballad of Calico", it was a double album concept album by the First Edition. EVERY track on it is a gem, and it also featured the voices of ALL the members of the First Edition. Do yourself a favor and check it out. "Tell it All, Brother" by the First Edition is also an amazing track. Good listening, all!

[@Goomer]

I still have the 45rpm, bought it when it came out.

[@pattilemonhouse7911]

I remember when this came out. I love it every time I hear it.

[@R-Hopp]

I remember seeing Mr. Rogers and the First Edition singing this song when I was 12 years old ... Been Hooked

[@robwagner7545]

"It's a beautiful day in the neighborhood..." 😂😂

[@jesseserna8424]

First time and last time Kenny played a musical instrument..🥱

[@hothmobile100]

One of the best rock songs ever written.

[@AlanZapp]

performers of the highest caliber, props especially to mr. kenny rogers

[@johnholliday5874]

Now there's a blast from the past. Kenny, before Superstardom and white hair. And Mickey Jones, of Home Improvement and Justified back there on drums.

[@softyme63]

I remember this song at 5 years old 😊

[@kurtispopp]

I forever associate this song with The Big Lebowski.

[@briano.1503]

F it Dude , let's go bowlin'!

[@DouglasRichardson-er4ky]

😎🥃 The Dude abides 🩴

[@robwagner7545]

Well that's like, your opinion, man.

[@atomusbliss]

You’re a Lebowski; I’m a Lebowski; that’s terrific.

[@sonofcharles3296]

Also, let us not forget, Let’s not forget , that keeping wildlife .. uh…an amphibious rodent … for domestic , within the city… that ain’t legal either

[@TheGravygun]

Kenny was a hard worker

[@scottarivett496]

Extremely difficult song to pull off live!! Real singing and real playing. GenZ kryptonite.

[@liquid825]

Love it!

[@ramen6959]

"I just dropped in to see what condition my condition was in" ....nice line 😁👍🏽

[@jpb1231000]

I live in a Small GA RURAL county that Kenny Rogers and Burt Reynolds both decided to build homes in. Kenny had made it BIG by then in 1980 and walked into Mr Joe's Feed and Seed store in Colbert GA. Kenny said "I need a couple ton of seed for my Golf Course" ... Mr Joe said, "Well I can't it have there for a while" It's Planting time Kenny said "Do you know who I AM"??? Mr Joe said "NO, But do you know who I AM? I'm the man who makes sure all these farmers, big and small have what they need when they need it and THEY have made my living too before you and they'll be here after" He also was heir to Original Coca Cola Stock but he was 1.More Country 2.Smarter 3. Nicer 4. And Probably Richer!

[@johnholliday5874]

Apocryphal, I think. I'll tell you why. In his memoir he tells about being snubbed by Lorne Greene -- twice. The second time after he had achieved a degree of fame. As he told it, he had met, perhaps done some kind of event with Greene. On the second meeting he went at introduced himself to which Greene replied "So?"

[@jpb1231000]

@@johnholliday5874 Naw... This happened in front of my Boss of 3- 5 years while in college and a man I worked for for 25 Years who was Mr Joe's estate caretaker and Confidant... Verbatim??? NOPE! More Accurate than CNN... YEP!

[@jpb1231000]

@@johnholliday5874 No... This was a Feed Store in Colbert GA Right on the Train Track!

[@jpb1231000]

@@johnholliday5874 Lorne Green is ONE THING... Admitting being punked by LORNE Green... OK By a Feed and Seed man in a town of 440???

[@daranphilipson1025]

Truly a great song

[@ErikKartman979]

Это песня на все времена🔥🔥🔥And darkness swallowed the dude

[@billy1673]

I always thought Kenny Rogers had gray hair and beard since birth. I almost didn’t recognize him!

[@raulfernadez6312]

Muchas gracias... excelente ❤

[@zumazmusic]

That man can PLAY DA BASS! AND sing! Dang! 😎🤘🎵

[@gli7utubeo]

Great! Thanks for this.

[@garysmith3173]

Fantastic! Thank you.❤️

[@joebagofdonuts]

The drummer in this video is Mickey Jones. He drummed for Bob Dylan and other bands. But most people know him as one of the construction guys on the show Home Improvement.

[@ImTheDaveman]

Wow! I had never seen or heard of Kenny till his fame in Country Music in the early to mid-70s, and he already had a few streaks of gray hair. Seeing t his feels like a surreal alternate reality - LoL - but still quite the treat!

[@thegreenman7]

Kenny Rodgers is magic!

[@zibabird]

Thank you, thank you!!

[@jgsmile1331]

Enjoy the song. Thanks Kenny and band.

[@TC-Guitar]

That was awesome 😎

[@marybethbrown7944]

He is a great example of my sadness at losing great rock musicians to country, disco, etc over the years.

[@cheekygnome]

Here's a fun fact: Kenny Rodgers joined The New Christy Minstrels (a folk band that was the predecessor of the First Edition) at the same time as a young Kim Carnes (Betty Davis Eyes). The two would later go on to collaborate in the 1980s.

[@sallyjune4109]

Ah, so that's how they knew each other!

[@calhounhills860]

Saw Kenny Rogers and the First Edition concert at the Mississippi River Festival in 1972 or 73😁

[@ericrickert3045]

This was pretty epic!!

[@mr.aldini6801]

Kenny was looking good, playing good, and looked like he was feeling good!

[@The-Stuff-I-Do]

Kenny’s bass is thumbing hard!!!

[@stevebrooks4th]

This is a great song and performance. After this, Kenny turned into a caricature of country music singers.

[@orangemanok5800]

Once you see it, you can't unsee it. Hell, most gangsta rappers are actually sensitive gay fellas who love their moms. It's just show biz, although Kenny's case was oddly different somehow. The over-coifed face sweater didn't help.

[@bertroost1675]

What is the caricature though?

[@orangemanok5800]

@@bertroost1675 I know, it’s not fair to knock Kenny. He was a mega talent. I think most people are drawn to authentic performers, or those who sell an image well, like Jerry Lee Lewis’ Killer and Jennings’ Outlaw. Kenny was, in all fairness, a generic city boy, so he took on the trappings of a 19th century saloon musician. Cher did the Gypsy thing. Nothing wrong with it, it just isn’t grounded in reality. It’s show business.

[@stevebrooks4th]

@@bertroost1675 His songs were two dimensional and cheesy, exemplifying the worst of country music, whereas this song actually had an intelligent hook, some humor, and didn't take itself so seriously.

[@davidwilkins5932]

And of course, now it’s so much worse. Country music with laser lights and $300 hairdos (for the men).

[@1PITIFULDUDE]

Thank you for posting this. Awesome.

[@ornithotube]

Love this song

[@genedemarcojr3991]

Excellent

[@aledojustajones]

🤠Great video! 🤠

[@PontiacS.]

Kenny playin' Funky Bass?!?! I Know this song but didn't know he played the Bass Part. Mind Blown.

[@tonycowser1843]

Kenny looks stoned as hell!! Lol. Love it!!

[@kbee6078]

Thanks for this! ❤️

[@derekspencer100]

They had a tv show called Rollin on the River

[@screamingnighthog7155]

The original recording had Good Time Glen Campbell on guitar. Who would have thought that one of the most psychedelic songs of the 60's would have been from two of the most famous country music legends.

[@shivabreathes]

Ah! The good old days, when songs had key changes.

[@shanemcconnell1736]

I used to watch there Saturday morning TV show

[@Serpico1152]

I hadn't heard this song in decades until watching a scene in the movie "Faster" staring Dwayne Johnson (the Rock) when a corrupt drug addict detective played by Billy Bob Thornton arrives at his station a mess and all his colleagues stare him over, while the verse played "I just dropped in to see what condition my condition was in" really fit the moment, it was a good movie.

[@jameshogue1639]

Kenny had it!!

[@alliecon9224]

Saw them at the Bluegrass Fair in Lexington, Ky in 1968

[@albertowen1025]

Terry Williams doing the Jimi Hendix. Nothing more sweet for its day.

[@butopiatoo]

FREAKIN" WOW!

[@georgemitchell9696]

Good music! 8th grade!

[@motnosniv]

You rock, Kenny!

[@dan3knight]

Never heard of this song until The Big Lebowski

[@toddgittins5692]

Old Biker music, you weren't there. Check out Two Hangmen.

[@ronrice1931]

Incoming! :0 Had no idea Rogers played bass. The intro about 'don't care if she's good 'cause she's so pretty' was tone-deaf even for those days!

[@MrBigShotFancyPants]

It was jokingly a complement. She's on stage with Kenny Rodgers and the first edition. Of course she's talented. Dah. Don't kill the comedy show. 🤣

[@ronrice1931]

@@MrBigShotFancyPants Yes, I caught that. Still stupid.

[@MikeS29]

@@MrBigShotFancyPants she wasn't just "on with Kenny Rogers and the First Edition," she was part of it. It's creepy. Just because you only became aware of that kind of thing recently, it doesn't make it "OK then."

[@howardgreene8720]

Yeah, that intro was pretty cringe-worthy.

[@thescarletandgrey2505]

I’d almost agree, but have you ever seen variety shows of the era…. The Buck Owens show for example? Buck would frequently mention how attractive his female singers were. Regardless of how stupid it was, those kind of remarks were generally meant as compliments. If the women cast members or guests were offended by it, there’s little to no push-back that’s evident. Until you get to the insufferable “Women’s Lib” business but those women couldn’t stand men in general.

[@job38four10]

I'm only here for memorabilia, ole songs like this takes me back to a place I can never return, a place where I was young........ The only song I really liked by Kenny was with Dolly, Islands in the Stream. I wonder if Kenny ever did find out what his condition was in, only Jesus Christ knows........