![]() But why did Rogers succeed where several others did not, and what was the cultural impact of the song? It was left to the inimitable Kenny Rogers to popularise the song in 1978, reaching the top of the US country charts and 16th on the US ‘Hot 100’, which was no mean feat in an era where country music rarely achieved popular recognition. ![]() The song was recorded first by Bobby Bare and then Schiltz himself but it failed to catch on, with even Johnny Cash unable to give it a mainstream success after including his cover version on the album Gone Girl. Written in 1976 by Don Schiltz, ‘The Gambler’ tells the story of an encounter with a mysterious man on a train who deals in life advice through gambling metaphors.
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