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.
The Gambler will be dealing his last hand. Kenny Rogers' final world tour, appropriately titled the Gambler's Last Deal, will begin on May 13 in Mahnomen, Minn.
Kenny Rogers is releasing his first Christmas album in 17 years, and he took some time to stop by the Taste of Country Nights studio to chat about the record.