{"id":2251,"date":"2025-11-04T17:44:49","date_gmt":"2025-11-04T17:44:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aboutclassmates.com\/blog\/?p=2251"},"modified":"2025-11-20T08:51:05","modified_gmt":"2025-11-20T16:51:05","slug":"kenny-rogers-high-school-yearbook-photo-education","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.classmates.com\/blog\/kenny-rogers-high-school-yearbook-photo-education\/","title":{"rendered":"Kenny Rogers High School Yearbook Photo &amp; Education"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"celeb_name\">Kenny Rogers<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Aug 21, 1938 &#8211; Mar 20, 2020<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Singer &amp; Songwriter<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>High School:<\/strong>&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.classmates.com\/places\/class\/Jefferson-Davis-High-School\/3497?communityType=1&amp;year=1956&amp;?s=80640\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Jefferson Davis High School<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Yearbooks:<\/strong>&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.classmates.com\/yearbooks\/Jefferson-Davis-High-School\/23098?page=0&amp;?s=80640\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">1954<\/a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.classmates.com\/yearbooks\/Jefferson-Davis-High-School\/23045?page=0&amp;?s=80640\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">1955<\/a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.classmates.com\/yearbooks\/Jefferson-Davis-High-School\/23024?page=0&amp;?s=80640\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">1956<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Yearbook photos of Kenny Rogers from&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.classmates.com\/places\/class\/Jefferson-Davis-High-School\/3497?communityType=1&amp;year=1956&amp;?s=80640\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Jefferson Davis High School<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"267\" data-id=\"2280\" src=\"https:\/\/aboutclassmates.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/kenny-rogers-high-school.jpg\" alt=\"high school yearbook photo 1\" class=\"wp-image-2280\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"267\" data-id=\"2281\" src=\"https:\/\/aboutclassmates.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/kenny-rogers-50s-picture.jpg\" alt=\"high school yearbook photo 2\" class=\"wp-image-2281\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"267\" data-id=\"2282\" src=\"https:\/\/aboutclassmates.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/kenny-rogers-photo.jpg\" alt=\"high school yearbook photo 3\" class=\"wp-image-2282\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"267\" data-id=\"2283\" src=\"https:\/\/aboutclassmates.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/kenny-rogers-teenager.jpg\" alt=\"high school yearbook photo 4\" class=\"wp-image-2283\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"267\" data-id=\"2284\" src=\"https:\/\/aboutclassmates.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/young-kenny-rogers.jpg\" alt=\"high school yearbook photo 5\" class=\"wp-image-2284\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"267\" data-id=\"2285\" src=\"https:\/\/aboutclassmates.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/kenny-rogers-yearbook-photo.jpg\" alt=\"high school yearbook photo 6\" class=\"wp-image-2285\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"267\" data-id=\"2286\" src=\"https:\/\/aboutclassmates.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/kenny-rogers-high-school-yearbook.jpg\" alt=\"high school yearbook photo 7\" class=\"wp-image-2286\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"323\" height=\"431\" data-id=\"2287\" src=\"https:\/\/aboutclassmates.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/JeffersonDavis-1954-YBcover.jpg\" alt=\"high school yearbook photo 8\" class=\"wp-image-2287\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.classmates.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/JeffersonDavis-1954-YBcover.jpg 323w, https:\/\/www.classmates.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/JeffersonDavis-1954-YBcover-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 323px) 100vw, 323px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"323\" height=\"431\" data-id=\"2288\" src=\"https:\/\/aboutclassmates.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/JeffersonDavis-1955-YBcover.jpg\" alt=\"high school yearbook photo 9\" class=\"wp-image-2288\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.classmates.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/JeffersonDavis-1955-YBcover.jpg 323w, https:\/\/www.classmates.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/JeffersonDavis-1955-YBcover-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 323px) 100vw, 323px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"323\" height=\"431\" data-id=\"2289\" src=\"https:\/\/aboutclassmates.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/JeffersonDavis-1956-YBcover.jpg\" alt=\"high school yearbook photo 10\" class=\"wp-image-2289\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.classmates.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/JeffersonDavis-1956-YBcover.jpg 323w, https:\/\/www.classmates.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/JeffersonDavis-1956-YBcover-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 323px) 100vw, 323px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.classmates.com\/yearbooks\/Jefferson-Davis-High-School\/23024?page=214&amp;?s=80640\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&nbsp;<\/a><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.classmates.com\/yearbooks\/Jefferson-Davis-High-School\/23024?page=52&amp;?s=80640\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&nbsp;<\/a><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.classmates.com\/yearbooks\/Jefferson-Davis-High-School\/23098?page=104&amp;?s=80640\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&nbsp;<\/a><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.classmates.com\/yearbooks\/Jefferson-Davis-High-School\/23045?page=88&amp;?s=80640\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&nbsp;<\/a><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.classmates.com\/yearbooks\/Jefferson-Davis-High-School\/23024?page=80&amp;?s=80640\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&nbsp;<\/a><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.classmates.com\/yearbooks\/Jefferson-Davis-High-School\/23098?page=0&amp;?s=80640\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&nbsp;<\/a><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.classmates.com\/yearbooks\/Jefferson-Davis-High-School\/23045?page=0&amp;?s=80640\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&nbsp;<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Kenneth Ray \u201cKenny\u201d Rogers<\/strong>&nbsp;(August 21, 1938-March 20, 2020) was a singer and songwriter as well as an actor and record producer. He graduated from&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.classmates.com\/places\/class\/Jefferson-Davis-High-School\/3497?communityType=1&amp;year=1956&amp;?s=80640\">Jefferson Davis High School<\/a>, in Houston, TX, in 1956. He was active in choir and was voted \u201cMost Talented\u201d his senior year. Rogers started his music career in the 1950s, performing both jazz and psychedelic rock before arriving at his successful country-pop crossover sound in the 1970s. He is one of the best-selling music artists of all time \u2013 recording and performing over a span of five decades \u2013 with number one hits including \u201cThe Gambler\u201d and \u201cLady.\u201d Rogers also starred in the popular made-for-TV movie&nbsp;<em>The Gambler<\/em>&nbsp;(and its four sequels) as well as appearing in other roles. He was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2013.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Awards (partial list):<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Grammy Award for Best Male Country Vocal Performance for \u201cLucille.\u201d 1977<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Academy of Country Music Award for Top Male Vocalist. 1977<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Academy of Country Music Award for Entertainer of the Year. 1978<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Country Music Association Award for Album of the Year for&nbsp;<em>The Gambler<\/em>. 1979<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>American Music Award for Favorite Pop\/Rock Male Artist. 1981<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>TNN Music Career Achievement Award. 2000<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>#19 on CMT\u2019s 40 Greatest Men of Country Music. 2002<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>CMT Music Award for Favorite All Time Country Duet for \u201cIslands In the Stream\u201d (w\/ Dolly Parton). 2005<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Country Music Association\u2019s Willie Nelson Lifetime Achievement Award. 2013<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Source: Wikipedia<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kenny Rogers Aug 21, 1938 &#8211; Mar 20, 2020 Singer &amp; Songwriter High School:&nbsp;Jefferson Davis High School Yearbooks:&nbsp;1954&nbsp;|&nbsp;1955&nbsp;|&nbsp;1956 Yearbook photos of Kenny Rogers from&nbsp;Jefferson Davis High School &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Kenneth Ray \u201cKenny\u201d Rogers&nbsp;(August 21, 1938-March 20, 2020) was a singer and songwriter as well as an actor and record producer. He graduated from&nbsp;Jefferson Davis High School, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":2280,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2251","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-celebrity"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.classmates.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2251","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.classmates.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.classmates.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.classmates.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.classmates.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2251"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.classmates.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2251\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6630,"href":"https:\/\/www.classmates.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2251\/revisions\/6630"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.classmates.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2280"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.classmates.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2251"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.classmates.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2251"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.classmates.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2251"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}