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  1. Released in November 1978 as the title track from Rogers' album The Gambler, this version of the song achieved mainstream success. Rogers' version was a No. 1 country hit, and made its way to the pop charts at a time when country songs rarely crossed over, winning him the Grammy Award for Best Male Country Vocal Performance in 1980. [2]

  2. In September 2007, the New York hedge-fund manager Raj Rajaratnam hired Kenny Rogers to play a birthday party at his home in Greenwich, Connecticut. According to a neighbor, Rajaratnam asked him to play "The Gambler" over and over again; after singing it a dozen times, Rogers got fed up and refused to play any more.

  3. Aug 2, 2021 · Rogers was already on a roll from the success of “Lucille” and his work with Dottie West. But some on Music Row in late 1978 felt that, at 40, Rogers was on his way out.

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  4. Kenny Rogers. 1.07M subscribers. Subscribed. 1.3M. 283M views 6 years ago #TheGambler #KennyRogers #Remastered. REMASTERED IN HD! Official Music Video for The Gambler performed by Kenny Rogers...

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  5. Nov 1, 2023 · Kenny Rogers was in the hottest form of his life when he went into the studio on June 16, 1978. He was there to record the chart-topping title track from the multi-platinum album The...

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  6. Dec 16, 2023 · 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.

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  8. Mar 21, 2020 · Kenny Rogers' most iconic song was The Gambler. It was written by Don Schlitz. What was the meaning behind the famous tune?

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