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Kenny Rogers
The Gambler
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“The Gambler” is the title track to Kenny Rogers’ 1978 album The Gambler which won him the Grammy award for best male country vocal performance in 1980. Bobby Bare had recorded the song earlier that same year in his album BARE CBS KC35314 (1978). The song was written by Don Schlitz who had recorded it previously, and had charted at #65 on the country charts with it. It was one of five consecutive songs by Rogers to hit #1 on the Billboard country music charts. On the pop chart, the song made #16 in early 1979.
It is also the theme song used for Rogers’ long running TV movie serial of the same name, in which he stars as a fictional professional poker player called Brady Hawkes. It was used in Episode 2 of BBC series Blackpool and in Episode 4 of the sixth season of the series...
Read on...Song lines: ♪ You got to know when to hold 'em, know when to fold 'em ... There'll be time enough for countin' when the dealing's done ... You never count your money when you're sittin' at the table ♫
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