Started by members of the folk group The New Christy Minstrels who wanted to
explore a more varied sonic palette than the folk idiom would allow, The First
Edition, later to be billed as Kenny Rogers & The First Edition, consisted
primarily of the aforementioned singer Kenny Rogers, singer Thelma Camacho,
percussionist Mickey Jones, guitarist Mike Settle and guitarist Terry Williams.
They signed a record deal in 1967 and released their debut album, The First
Edition and scored a number 5 hit with the psychedelic pop song “Just Dropped In
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