On this day in 1981, Kenny Rogers reigned atop all four Billboard charts with "Lady," written by Lionel Richie.
Forty-six years ago today, Kenny Rogers topped the country chart with an album that introduced two major crossover hits.
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 ...
“I’ve always felt like that’s what I do best — is kind of take people on this journey, if you will — and in the process I sing all these hit songs.” Rogers said he certainly does not mind singing his ...
Kenny Rogers, a prolific singer who played a major role in expanding the audience for country music in the 1970s and ’80s, died Friday at his home in Sandy Springs, Georgia. He was 81. Kenny Rogers, ...