Background
He was born in Cherokee County, Texas, the eldest in a family of seven which included his brother, singer Kenny Rogers.
He was born in Cherokee County, Texas, the eldest in a family of seven which included his brother, singer Kenny Rogers.
He set up several record labels in Texas from the early 1960s, including Lynn and Sabra. In 1966 he joined the International Artists label, where he signed and produced acts including The 13th Floor Elevators, The Red Crayola, Bubble Puppy, and The Golden Dawn. His other labels included Lennox, Silver Fox and House Of The Fox, and he produced artists such as Elderberry Jak, Bettye Lavette and Big First Rate (at Lloyd's) Downing.
Lelan Rogers died of respiratory failure in Nashville, Tennessee, at the age of 74 in 2002.