In 1976, Houston native Kenny Rogers released his debut solo album, “Love Lifted Me.” He and his trademark gray beard have remained pop culture fixtures ever since, thanks to smash country-pop singles ...

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 ...

Forty-five years ago, on Dec. 16, 1978, Kenny Rogers’ trademark song “The Gambler” hit No. 1 on Billboard’s Hot Country Songs, giving the country star his third No. 1 of the year. “The Gambler” would ...

Forty-six years ago today, Kenny Rogers was at the top of the country chart with a single that changed his life forever.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Previously unreleased songs recorded by the late country superstar Kenny Rogers will be on a new record coming out in June. After a career spanning jazz, rock, country and pop, ...