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 ...

Kenny Rogers released “The Gambler” as the title track to his November 1978 record to tremendous critical acclaim. The song performed incredibly well on both the country and pop charts, garnering ...

It wasn’t a warm summer evening, and I don’t believe that train was bound for nowhere, but Kenny Rogers left the station for the last time over the weekend, and I can’t help but feel a little bummed ...

If you love the classic TV Westerns of the 1950s and '60s, then there's a two-part made-for-television movie that you've just got to see. The Gambler Returns: The Luck of the Draw hit NBC in 1991, ...

As singer Kenny Rogers told listeners in the country-music parable “The Gambler,” you’ve got to know when to hold ‘em, know when to fold ‘em, know when to walk away, and know when to run—which is ...