Kenny Rogers Recorded 'Lucille' in 1 Afternoon in 1976; He Almost Passed on the Song Because It Was Too Dark and It Won a Grammy in 1978

The very song that Nashville said was ‘too dark’ for radio won every single major award country music had to offer. “Lucille” ...
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On This Day in 1976, Kenny Rogers Recorded a Major Hit That Earned Him an Angry Phone Call from His Mom

On this day (August 5) in 1976, Kenny Rogers entered American Studios in Nashville, Tennessee, and recorded “Lucille.” He released it as a single from his self-titled sophomore solo album. It was a ...
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Conversation resulted in famous 'Lucille' hit for Rogers

This week in 1977: Hustler editor Larry Flynt was sentenced to seven years in prison for engaging in organized crime; The final episode of the ABC miniseries "Roots" reached a record 80 million ...
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Dan Rather Leaves 'Lucille' Alone

“I couldn’t carry a tune in a bucket with a lid on it.” That’s what Dan Rather told Kenny Rogers, the subject of his latest AXS-TV The Big Interview, when the two recently got together at the Country ...

Kenny Rogers Recorded 'Lucille' in 1 Afternoon in 1976; He Almost Passed on the Song Because It Was Too Dark and It Won the Grammy the Following Year

Kenny Rogers almost didn't record " Lucille ." When he finally did, he walked into American Studio in Nashville on August 5, ...