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 ...

“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 ...

Dolly Parton and Kenny Rogers had similar paths to success; they both started out young and worked with other musicians before finding fame and fortune as solo artists. Parton began writing songs when ...