Kenny Rogers: His 10 essential songs, from “Lucille” to “The Gambler”
Rogers and the First Edition’s country affinities came through loud and clear with this Mel Tillis tune, released in 1969 in the midst of the Vietnam War. The gut-churning narrative centers on a soldier who loses his legs in battle and returns home to find that his wife would prefer to spend time with other men, adding a layer of psychological pain to his physical wounds.
Rogers, who embodied "The Gambler" persona and whose musical career spanned jazz, folk, country and pop, has died at 81. A representative says Rogers died at home in Georgia on Obit Kenny Rogers, Los Angeles, United States - 28 Feb 1980There’s an alternate timeline where Lionel Richie decides to keep “Lady” for himself and it launches the Commodores singer’s solo career into the stratosphere.
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