kenny rogers

In a strange coincidence, Kenny Rogers' own mother was named Lucille. According to his autobiography, she was initially upset, thinking the song was about her. In truth, Rogers didn't write the song, Hal Bynum and Roger Bowling did.

Dolly Parton says the death of her longtime friend Kenny Rogers came as a bit of a shock.

"When I heard he passed, I was hurt like many others."

He was nearly 40 before he began his epic chart run.

The Gambler hits No. 1 posthumously.

Kenny Rogers recorded "Goodbye" while with Columbia Records in the mid-2000s.

"I couldn't have asked for a better mentor."

Urban did not disappoint.

Who covered it better?

This farewell interview came in 2017, and it's nothing but smiles.