Kenny Rogers

It's such a sweet tribute to her longtime friend.

I grew up with Kenny Rogers and The First Edition records playing in our house as my dad's band covered quite a few of their songs.

"My heart's broken, and a big ol' chunk of it has gone with him today."

American music has lost one of its all-time greats.

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The music business is a high-stakes, high-risk venture, and it's not unusual for things to wind up in court.

On Sept. 14, 1979, Rogers received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

The country music world has a lot of BFFs. No wonder the genre has so many great best friend songs.

"He plans on sticking around through the years to come."

Willie Nelson is king when it comes to country music commercials during the Super Bowl, but there is a queen.

Merry Christmas y'all!

The '80s were a transitional decade for country music: a time when artists could try out different styles and approaches -- and, by extension, adopt new traditions that would come to reverberate in the '90s and beyond.