One of the most famous country music songs was recorded by not one, but two of the genre's biggest stars. While reflecting on writing "The Gambler," which was inducted into the Library of Congress ...

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’ ...

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 ...

Every country fan knows "The Gambler." Scratch that, most avid music lovers know "The Gambler." There was a time when the tune was inescapable. It's also inextricably linked with American ...

Kenny Rogers was everywhere in the late 70s and 80s. He has many great songs, but these five are nearly perfect and a younger fans should know about them.

Don Schlitz, a hit songwriter whose solo composition “The Gambler” became a crossover smash for Kenny Rogers in 1978, died Thursday. He was 73. No cause was given, but a statement announcing his death ...

Don Schlitz, known for writing Kenny Rogers’ iconic song “The Gambler,” died Thursday at a Nashville hospital after a sudden illness. He was 73. The Grand Ole Opry and country music hall of famer was ...

On this day (December 29) in 1979, Kenny Rogers was at the top of the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart with “The Gambler.” It retained the top spot for three consecutive weeks. However, it did not ...