The song was an instant hit, topping the Hot Country Songs chart and climbing to No. 5 on the Hot 100. It also won Kenny ...

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 ...

On this day (November 19) in 1979, Kenny Rogers was at No. 1 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart with Kenny. The LP was a massive hit, spending 25 uninterrupted weeks in the top spot. It also ...

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 ...

Joe Diffie and Mac Davis were also honored during the ceremony. Jason Aldean, Dierks Bentley, Brothers Osborne and Ashley McBryde opened the 2020 CMA Awards with an emotional tribute for late country ...