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Here’s the crazy untold story behind Kenny Rogers’ signature hit, ‘The Gambler’

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 ...
American Songwriter

3 Kenny Rogers Songs That Launched Richard Marx’s Songwriting Career in 1984

“He [Rogers] was there in the studio and I went up to him and said, ‘I’m a songwriter and I’d love to play you a song I wrote for you,” recalled Marx of his first meeting with Rogers. “And he should ...