Even people who aren’t very familiar with country music probably recognize Kenny Rogers’ iconic hit, “The Gambler,” but the song was almost recorded by another country legend.
Willie Nelson revealed in an interview with Jenna Bush Hager that he passed on the song before Kenny recorded it…
It’s hard to imagine anyone other than Kenny singing “The Gambler,” but I’d love to hear Willie record his own rendition!
Jenny Bender is one third of the Kicks Wake Up Krew on Kicks 99 in Augusta, Georgia, along with Cash & Dub. She's married to Chris Bender and is doting dog mom to their two rescue fur babies, Mary Poppins Bender & Truly Scrumptious Bender. Jenny is a karaoke queen who loves Jesus, country music, cheese, the color pink, and the smell of new books.