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 ...

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 ...