This past week in The Wall Street Journal, I interviewed Kenny Rogers and Don Schlitz on The Gambler for my "Anatomy of a Song" column (go here). Don wrote the song and Kenny recorded it in 1978, sending The Gambler to #1 on Billboard's country chart and to #16 on the pop chart. Both Kenny and Don won Grammy Awards for the song.
Here's Kenny on the Tonig…
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