Kenny Rogers Archives - Wide Open Country

Photo of Kris Kristofferson Photo by Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images/ Photo of Janis Joplin Photo by Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images

'Me and Bobby McGee': The Classic Song Was Inspired By a Real Person

By Courtney Fox

American Country musician George Strait plays guitar as he performs onstage at Chicagofest, Chicago, Illinois, August 30, 1985.

15 Country Singers Who Were Born in Texas

By Robert DeSalvo

Kenny Rogers All in For the Gambler

'Kenny Rogers: All In For The Gambler' CD/DVD Release Features Dolly Parton, Reba McEntire + More

Live shots of Charley Pride, Dolly Parton and Merle Haggard

20 Famous Country Acts' First Grammy Win

10 of Charley Pride's Greatest Songs

By Wide Open Country Staff

Actor Kenny Rogers as 'Brady Hawkes' holding cards in film 'The Gambler', 1980, and a live shot of Bobby Bare.

Who Sang 'The Gambler' Better: Kenny Rogers or Bobby Bare?

Kenny Rogers with one of his favorite creative mediums: a camera.

Kenny Rogers' Photography Captured America and its Icons

Mike Dekle (second from left) wrote songs cut by Kenny Rogers, Tracy Byrd and others.

Mike Dekle, the Songwriter Behind Kenny Rogers' 'Scarlet Fever,' Dies at 77

Dolly Parton and Kenny Rogers performing, circa 1990.

'Islands in the Stream': The Story Behind Country's Catchiest Duet

By Darby Sparkman

Dolly Parton circa 1990 in New York City. (

Dolly Parton's 'Romeo' Video is an All-Star '90s Country Delight

By Courtney Fox

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