Kenny Rogers – The Gambler
In late 1978 Kenny Rogers recorded what would become his signature song. The Gambler, Kenny Roger as the singer is the narrator and not the Gambler, is an old gambler who sits with Rogers on a ‘train bound for nowhere’.
The song reached Number 16 on the Pop Charts and was a Number 1 Country single. It was the second of 5 consecutive Number 1′s that he had on the country charts during late 78/early 79.
The song was written by Don Schlitz, who had recorded the song earlier.
This version was done on the Muppet Show.
Kenny Roger would play the role of Brady Hawkes, the Gambler, in 5 made for TV movies between 1980 and 1994.