The lyrics of “The Gambler” are now part of the collective consciousness. Some might not know that Kenny Rogers sang it, and hardly anyone outside of Nashville could tell you Don Schlitz wrote it.

Country singer Kenny Rogers, known for songs like 'The Gambler' and 'Islands in the stream,' has died at 81.

Kenny Rogers is best known for singing the hit song "The Gambler." Here’s what Rogers said about 'The Gambler' movie and how the gun scenes made him uncomfortable.

Dann Rogers is determined to keep the torch of "The Gambler" burning. The singer/songwriter, who is the nephew of country music icon Kenny Rogers, has led a successful decades-long career pursuing ...

Kenny Rogers became such an icon, that the lyrics of “The Gambler” are now played everywhere around the world, after all this song turned into an all-time classic.

On Nov. 15, 1978, Kenny Rogers released his album 'The Gambler', which landed at No. 1 on the charts.

The Boot recalls the best moments from Kenny Rogers' tribute show, 'Kenny Rogers: All in for the Gambler'.

Actor-singer 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 ...

"Kenny Rogers: All in for the Gambler" is premiering on Thursday, Sep. 23 at 9 p.m. There are several ways to watch with a free live stream.

Boxleitner continued to elaborate about Rogers on that movie set. "Just before Kenny was doing the first Gambler in 1980, he was broke and starting over.

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.

In the late Sixties and early Seventies, Kenny Rogers, lead singer of the group First Edition, enjoyed success on the pop charts. It wasn’t until he went solo in 1975 that the bearded singer ...