"The Gambler" nearly slipped away before Kenny Rogers turned it into one of the most iconic songs in country music history.

Kenny Rogers, the genre-spanning icon who became the king of soft rock, released a slew of these career-defining hits in his ...

Kenny Rogers became one of the most enduring superstars in country music history, but he was a middle-aged man looking for an unlikely comeback when he scored his first No. 1 country hit in 1977.

COUNTRY music legend Don Schlitz, who penned Kenny Rogers’ classic hit The Gambler, has died aged 73. The North Carolina songwriter’s death was announced on Friday in a statement by ...

Don Schlitz, one of Nashville's most storied and decorated songwriters, died April 16 at a Nashville hospital due to a sudden illness. He was 73. During his nearly five-decade career, the North ...

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, 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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Don Schlitz, one of Nashville's most storied and decorated songwriters, died April 16 at a Nashville hospital due to a sudden ...

Don Schlitz, the country songwriter behind classics like “The Gambler,” has died. He was 73. The North Carolina native died Thursday at a Nashville hospital after what the Grand Ole Opry described as ...