Kenny Rogers scored the defining hit of his career when he released “The Gambler” in 1978, but he was not the first artist to record the song. Another well-known star cut it before him, and another ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Don Schlitz on stage at the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville in 1993 - Paul Natkin/Getty Images Don Schlitz, who has died of an ...
Kenny Rogers sent 21 songs to the top of the Hot Country Songs chart during his career. However, none of them stuck like “The Gambler.” The single spent three weeks at No. 1 in 1978 and became Rogers’ ...