Kenny Rogers Tribute Featuring Don Gatlin For An Evening of Music and Memories of Kenny Rogers

Vocalist Don Gatlin is joined on stage with Kenny Rogers’ original band that toured with him for 40 years. They present a multimedia presentation with videos, photos and firsthand stories of adventures while on the road with Kenny, giving the audience an engaging experience no other band can provide. The 2+hr show is a wonderfully unique glimpse into the touring world of Kenny Rogers through an evening of music and memories, keeping alive the legacy of Kenny Rogers and his legendary career! Kenny Rogers Tribute Featuring Don Gatlin makes its way to the Palace Theatre (21 W. Otterman-Greensburg, PA 15601) on Wednesday, October 1st, 2025 at 7:30pm. Tickets are just $35., $43., $53. And $75. Call (724) 836-8000 or order online at: https://westmorelandculturaltrust.org This show is presented by Latshaw Productions. (RESCHEDULED from June 4th, 2025 to Wednesday, October 1, 2025, at 7:30 PM at The Palace Theatre. All tickets purchased for the original date will be honored for the new show. No one knows the music of the legendary Kenny Rogers better than the musicians who backed him for more than 40 years. They knew that audiences still wanted to hear all the songs that the singer made famous. To honor Rogers and his music, they have put together the show, Through the Years, as a way of paying tribute to a singular artist and keeping his sound and his songs alive for a new generation. They’re not just sharing the music they played with him for so long, but first-hand stories of being on the road with “The Gambler.” They also share the unique perspective they have on Rogers and the songs because they knew him and the music best. The band presents the songs the way they and Kenny Rogers performed them as they traveled from Carnegie Hall to the Royal Albert Hall and from the Sydney Opera House to the Grand Ole Opry. They’ll play all of the mega-hits you’d expect, like “Lady” and “Lucille” and some favorites that didn’t always make it into the usual tour song list. That makes the show a special retrospective of an amazing career. Singer/songwriter Don Gatlin, who is featured in the show, knows a lot about Kenny Rogers, too. He had his dream of having one of his songs recorded by a superstar when Kenny Rogers recorded “I Won’t Forget.” Kenny was also a fan of Don’s voice and he asked Don and his band, Savannah Jack, to join him on the road. This led to 66 performances opening for Rogers. Gatlin grew up in Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania and he and his brother, Darryl, played at the Ponderosa Park in Ellsworth as teens. They recorded their first album in the early 1980s in Nashville after finishing second in a nationwide Seagram’s 7 Battle of the Bands. Don also won the Nashville networks, “You Can Be a Star,” in 1986. This was an early American Idol-type reality show and it won him a deal with Capitol Records. The brothers later signed with Epic Records under the name Darryl and Don Ellis, and they released two albums. Their singles went nowhere, as Gatlin remembers. “We were nominated for duo of the year seven times. We lost seven times to Brooks and Dunn.” After the brothers were dropped by Epic, Gatlin worked as a songwriter, co-writing songs with Ricky Van Shelton, Blake Shelton and others. He started Savannah Jack in 2003 because he just loved working with a band. They played Nashville and then moved on to Las Vegas, where they were regulars at The Sahara and The Tropicana. You’ve loved Kenny Rogers “Through the Years.” Come hear his music, played by his band and fronted by a powerhouse singer who know him well.

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