Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. His success burned brighter yet after he went solo in 1976, when, after a few minor Kenny Rogers songs became minor hits, he ...

Kenny Rogers had a great time in the 1970s. And one of his best songs from the latter portion of the decade has to be the 1977 country tune “Lucille”. Originally written by Hal Bynum and Roger Bowling ...

The three-time Grammy-winning icon, whose hits included "Lucille," "Lady" and "The Gambler," died at home in Sandy Springs, Ga., his family said... Country Music Legend Kenny Rogers Dies At 81 Country ...

This week in 1977: Hustler editor Larry Flynt was sentenced to seven years in prison for engaging in organized crime; The final episode of the ABC miniseries "Roots" reached a record 80 million ...

Kenny Rogers, the smooth, Grammy-winning balladeer who spanned jazz, folk, country and pop with such hits as "Lucille," "Lady" and "Islands in the Stream" and embraced his persona as "The Gambler" on ...