Kenny Rogers and Friends

Graham Toole believed he had hit the jackpot when he was called up in January 2019 to sing as Kenny Rogers with the Las Vegas Legends in concert at Melbourne's Crown Casino. While it was a little surreal being on stage with these stars of the 1960s-1990s, living and dead, Graham has made a career out of singing the songs of the greats.

The US-based Legends are just that in musical tribute circles - legends - with the longest-running show in the world and a full cast of singers, dancers, and a live band.

With 'American Kenny' unexpectedly out injured, Graham had nine days to learn four songs and a duet before taking to the stage for twenty-two shows beside Rod Stewart, Tina Turner, Stevie Wonder, Elvis Presley, Michael Jackson, Donna Summer, and Cyndi Lauper - or at least the closest thing to them.

It was world-class, the music transcends through the ages; they are just such well-crafted songs.

And that's what it's like for audiences too... one line in a song can just take them back to that special time in their lives.