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Country Icon Kenny Rogers Passes Away At 81

Country Icon Kenny Rogers passed away this weekend at the age of 81. He passed away peacefully from natural causes under the care of hospice and surrounded by his family….

Kenny Rogers' Sad Death: Jason Aldean, Kelsea Ballerini, Brad Paisley And More React
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Country Icon Kenny Rogers passed away this weekend at the age of 81. He passed away peacefully from natural causes under the care of hospice and surrounded by his family. Dolly Parton made an emotional and uplifting social media post. She says her heart is broken, and you never know how much you love someone until they're gone. The Opry also did an acoustic set in honor of Kenny Rogers

Zac Brown Earlier this month, the Zac Brown Band announced plans to reschedule their spring tour dates due to the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak. Now, the group revealed that they’ve made the difficult decision to completely wipe their tour calendar for this year. This includes not just the band’s spring 2020 The Owl Tour, but also their upcoming summer Roar with the Lions Tour. The announcement comes just one day after the group’s Zac Brown shared an emotional Instagram video explaining that he has been forced to lay off 90% of his crew due to the shutdown.

When you gotta go you gotta go...Kelly Clarkson is no different. She's been isolating herself and her family at a cabin in Montana where the temperatures have fallen below freezing. And what happens when that happens? Pipes freeze. Toilets don't work. What did she end up doing? She used her toddler's potty.

Idris Elba's wife just told Oprah she has also tested positive for the coronavirus. She also says that she's been with Idris' side the whole time and that's not changing, Like her husband, she didn't have any symptoms.

Jim Clerkin has been the producer for the morning show on Country 102.5 for the past five years. He has been on the radio in Boston for 25 years. He is also an accomplished club DJ, a referee for several local sports leagues and terminally single. Jim writes about the Country 102.5 audience, relationships and parenting.