Kenny Rogers was everywhere in the late 70s and 80s. He has many great songs, but these five are nearly perfect and a younger ...

Decades after its release, the 1979 Kenny Rogers country hit "Coward of the County" told a powerful small-town story about morality, loyalty, and the consequences of standing by your principles. The ...

Growing up in Houston, Texas, helped Kenny Rogers cultivate a rich, diverse musical palate, absorbing R&B, pop, jazz, and country. As a founding member of the group First Edition, he blended folk, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Don Schlitz, one of Nashville's most storied and decorated songwriters, died April 16 at a Nashville hospital due to a sudden ...

Kenny Rogers became one of the most enduring superstars in country music history, but he was a middle-aged man looking for an unlikely comeback when he scored his first No. 1 country hit in 1977.

Bob Seger wrote a ballad after being inspired by a 1973 film, and many years later, Kenny Rogers teamed up with Sheena Easton to make a hit cover of the tune.