Kenny Rogers - "The Gambler" (Live)

"The Gambler" (Live) from the forthcoming Kenny Rogers album, GREATEST HITS LIVE. "The Gambler" (Live) is available now here: https://stem.ffm.to/thegamblerlive

Released on November 15, 1978, “The Gambler" was Kenny's fourth #1 solo hit and one of five consecutive songs by the music icon to hit No. 1 on the Billboard country music chart. “The Gambler" also went to #3 on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart and #16 on the Billboard Hot 100. The song won a 1978 Grammy for Best Country Song and became CMA’s 1979 Song of the Year. Rogers won a 1979 Grammy for Best Male Country Vocal Performance for “The Gambler,” and also earned CMA’s 1979 Male Vocalist of the Year. In addition, the album, The Gambler, won CMA honors as 1979 Album of the Year, among other accolades.

In 2018, “The Gambler” was selected for preservation in the National Recording Registry by the Library of Congress as being “culturally, historically, or artistically significant.” Following Rogers' death on March 20, 2020, “The Gambler” hit No. 1 on Billboard’s Digital Song Sales chart.