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James Gamble Rogers IV (January 31, 1937 – October 10, 1991) was an American folk artist musician and storyteller known for the recurring theme in his songs and stories about characters and places in a fictional Florida county. He was a 1998 inductee into the Florida Artists Hall of Fame.
Welcome to the website for the Gamble Rogers Memorial Foundation. This website and the Foundation are dedicated to keeping alive both the memory of Gamble Rogers, a gentleman in the truest sense, and the appreciation of his music and stories which have touched so many of us.
This 145-acre park located on barrier island is named for Florida folk singer and storyteller Gamble Rogers. Swim and play in the surf of the Atlantic Ocean, build castles in the golden-brown coquina sand or watch pelicans glide along the dunes and ocean waves.
Gamble's work has been compared to that of Mark Twain and Will Rogers, and his humanistic perspective seems destined to survive beyond his years. Gamble's stories have grown both in magnitude and scope, becoming as popular as the songs they introduced.
On Oct. 10, 1991, beloved Florida folk singer Gamble Rogers and his wife were camping at Flagler Beach State Recreation Area. Upon returning to their campsite after a long day of cycling, Gamble was approached by a young girl whose father was struggling in the rough surf.
28 de dic. de 2007 · Gamble Rogers - Black Label Blues. Gamble Rogers was a wonderful guitar picker, humorist, and storyteller. He died at the age of 54 saving a drowning swimmer in a rip tide off of Flagler...
Regarded as the ambassador of Florida folk culture, Rogers popularized the state's folk traditions in music, storytelling, writing and philosophical humor. Widely recognized as a guitar virtuoso, Rogers played in the finger-picking style of legendary country music artist Merle Travis.
