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James Gamble Rogers IV (January 31, 1937 – October 10, 1991) was an American folk artist musician and storyteller known for the recurring theme in his songs and stories about characters and places in a fictional Florida county. He was a 1998 inductee into the Florida Artists Hall of Fame.
1937-1991. Welcome to the website for the Gamble Rogers Memorial Foundation. This website and the Foundation are dedicated to keeping alive both the memory of Gamble Rogers, a gentleman in the truest sense, and the appreciation of his music and stories which have touched so many of us.
28. Dez. 2007 · 201. 27K views 16 years ago. Gamble Rogers was a wonderful guitar picker, humorist, and storyteller. He died at the age of 54 saving a drowning swimmer in a rip tide off of Flagler Beach in...
Gamble's work has been compared to that of Mark Twain and Will Rogers, and his humanistic perspective seems destined to survive beyond his years. Gamble's stories have grown both in magnitude and scope, becoming as popular as the songs they introduced. While touring in the United States and Canada, his audiences grew steadily in number as fans ...
This 145-acre park located on barrier island is named for Florida folk singer and storyteller Gamble Rogers. Swim and play in the surf of the Atlantic Ocean, build castles in the golden-brown coquina sand or watch pelicans glide along the dunes and ocean waves.
On Oct. 10, 1991, beloved Florida folk singer Gamble Rogers and his wife were camping at Flagler Beach State Recreation Area. Upon returning to their campsite after a long day of cycling, Gamble was approached by a young girl whose father was struggling in the rough surf.
Folk Musician, Storyteller. 1937 - 1991. Inducted in 1998. In his 30-year career as one of the South's most well-known folk musicians, Florida native Gamble Rogers appeared as the headline performer at thousands of concerts throughout the U.S. and Canada.
