Gamble Rogers

Gamble Rogers

James Gamble Rogers IV (January 31, 1937 – October 10, 1991) was a folk artist known for the recurring theme in his songs and stories about characters and places in a fictional Florida county. He died a heroic death and was honored by his native state.

Read more about Gamble Rogers:  Biography, Songs and Stories, Oklawaha Records, Award

Famous quotes containing the words gamble and/or rogers:

    If, during his daily walk, he met any children flying kites, playing marbles, or whirling peg tops, he would buy the toys from them and exhort them not to gamble or indulge in vain sport.
    —For the State of Rhode Island, U.S. public relief program (1935-1943)

    “Form follows profit” is the aesthetic principle of our times.
    —Richard Rogers (b. 1933)