Kenny Rogers’ 1980 hit “Lady” marked a significant shift for the country star, but the single also changed the career of another major artist. Rogers’ trademark hit was written and produced by Lionel ...

Kenny Rogers, the smooth, Grammy-winning balladeer who spanned jazz, folk, country and pop with such hits as “Lucille,” “Lady” and “Islands in the Stream” and embraced his persona as “The Gambler” on ...

This is the first time this has happened: A Number Ones column written about a guy whose death is still fresh in our shared memory. When Rogers died a few weeks ago, the song that I immediately ...