‘Lucille’ Singer Kenny Rogers ‘The Gambler’ Dead At 81

HOUSTON, TX. (THECOUNT) — Kenny Rogers, perhaps best known of his hit song, ‘The Gambler,’ has died. He was 81.

Rogers was one of music’s true crossover artists, scoring hits in both country and pop with songs like “Islands in the Stream” and “Lucille.”

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