Kenny Rogers, pop-country singer of The Gambler who dominated 1970s music charts, dies at 81
Kenny Rogers, a grizzled, raspy-voiced country-pop crooner who specialized in narrative-driven ballads such as Lucille and The Gambler, the latter of which sent its life-as-a-card-game refrain echoing through popular culture, died March 20 at his home in Sandy Springs, Ga. He was 81.