Who is called the father of American country music?

Kenny rogers.

Kenny Rogers (65438+August 2 1, 0938-March 20, 2020), born in the slum area of Heston, Texas, USA, is an American country singer, record producer and actor. 1955 joined the "doowoo" band and officially debuted. Later, he recorded some songs written by columnists Sura and Parsons. /kloc-when he was 0/9 years old, Kenny recorded a song called "thiscrazyfeeling" for a small recording studio in Heston, and his brother who worked in a German company in the United States promoted the record. During his more than 50 years of music career, he recorded 59 albums, and the global total sales exceeded 1 100 million. It also won three Grammy Awards, 16 American Music Award and eight Golden Melody Awards for country music, which made country music win a wider audience. The main musical works are Burning, Kenny, Share Your Love, Vote for Love and For Love.