Over five decades, Kenny Rogers has recorded 65 albums, had more than 70 hit singles and has sold over 120 million records. In 1986, he was voted "Favorite Singer of All-Time" by readers of USA Today and People Magazine.
Rogers received notoriety in 1976 when he released his second album, the self-titled Kenny Rogers, featuring the hit single "Lucille" (the song reached number one in 12 countries). The follow up album, 1978’s The Gambler, provided more hits including “The Gambler” and "Coward of the County."
"The Gambler" won Rogers the Grammy award for best male country vocal performance. It was one of five consecutive songs by Rogers to hit #1 on the Billboard country music charts and was the theme song used for Rogers' long running television movie series of the same name, in which he stars as a fictional professional poker player.
Rogers' 2000 single, "Buy Me a Rose," made him, at 61, the oldest artist in the history of country music to reach number one (the record was broken in 2003, when 70-year-old Willie Nelson had a number one hit)
Other hits include "Lady," "Ruby Don't Take Your Love to Town," "She Believes in Me," "Islands in the Stream," "We've Got Tonight," and "Buy Me A Rose."
Rogers has also had success with his fast-food chain, Kenny Rogers Roasters, a chicken and ribs place (similar to Boston Market) that was famously lampooned on Seinfeld.
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Kenny Rogers as Brady Hawkes in the television movie series, The Gambler
The cover of Kenny Rogers' 1979 solo album, Kenny
Kenny Rogers' classic hit, "The Gambler"
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