Kenny Rogers Lucille (1977) Top Pop

Today, August 21, 2021, it would have been Kenny Rogers 83rd birthday. As a tribute we publish today his biggest hit Lucille. Kenneth Ray Rogers (August 21, 1938 March 20, 2020) was an American singer, songwriter, musician, actor, record producer, and entrepreneur. He was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2013. March 21, 2020, Kenny Rogers passed away at the age of 81. Lucille is a song written by Roger Bowling and Hal Bynum, and recorded by American country music artist Kenny Rogers. It was released in January 1977 as the second and final single from the album Kenny Rogers. It became Rogers first major hit as a solo artist after leaving the successful country, rock group The First Edition the previous year. An international hit, it reached number 1 on the Billboard Country Singles chart and number 5 on the Billboard Hot 100. Overseas, Lucille reached the top of the UK Singles Chart in June 1977, the first of Rogers two num