Forty-nine years ago today, Kenny Rogers stepped into the studio to record his first successful solo single and his mom initially hated it.

An Evening with The Gambler, a Kenny Rogers Tribute Show, is 7:30 p.m. Aug. 9 at Cosmos Court in Downtown Topeka.

If you listened to Miranda Lambert and Chris Stapleton ‘s duet “A Song To Sing,” and got hints of the Dolly Parton and Kenny Rogers’ classic “Islands in the Stream,” with its groovy throwback sound, ...

Kenny Rogers included "Through the Years" on his 'Share Your Love' album and released the love ballad in 1981.

Kenny Rogers has died at the age of 81. The country and pop superstar died "peacefully at home," according to a statement issued late Friday night (March 20). He was surrounded by his loved ones ...

Singer Kenny Rogers died Friday night, according to a statement from representative Keith Hagan. He was 81. The statement said Rogers died "peacefully at home from natural causes under the care of ...

Kenny Rogers ' life and epic career are the subject of an upcoming two-hour documentary special from A&E. The network has announced that "Biography: Kenny Rogers" will premiere on Monday, April 13 ...

Kenny Rogers' career spanned decades and genres, and though the crooner sang of love and romance from time to time, it took the "Coward of the Country" singer a few tries to get the marriage thing ...

Kenny Rogers sang with plenty of fellow artists over the years, including Dolly Parton, Sheena Easton and Kim Carnes, among others. But when asked to pick a favorite, he couldn't: Rogers said that ...

Kenny Rogers, the appealing, gritty voice behind such ’70s and ’80s pop and country hits as “The Gambler,” “Lucille” and “Islands in the Stream,” died Friday night at age 81.