The First Edition (later known as Kenny Rogers and The First Edition) was a Country/Rock group, stalwart members being Kenny Rogers, Mickey Jones and Terry Williams. The band formed in 1967 with Mike Settle and Thelma Camacho completing the lineup.

The First Edition signed with Reprise Records and recorded the pop-psychedelic single “Just Dropped In (To See What Condition My Condition Was In)”. Within a year, the group was billed as “Kenny Rogers and the First Edition” and in the summer of 1969