"Coward of the County" was released in November 1979. It hit the top spot on Billboard's Country Music chart in January 1980.

On this day (January 5) in 1980, Kenny Rogers topped the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart with “Coward of the County.” It spent three weeks at the top of the country chart and became Rogers’ biggest ...

In 1993, Reba McEntire released “The Heart Won’t Lie”, a duet with Vince Gill. Her first big duet, the song is written by Kim Carnes and Donna Weiss. Although “The Heart Won’t Lie” seems tailor-made ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Don Schlitz, one of Nashville's most storied and decorated songwriters, died April 16 at a Nashville hospital due to a sudden ...

Kenny Rogers became one of the most enduring superstars in country music history, but he was a middle-aged man looking for an unlikely comeback when he scored his first No. 1 country hit in 1977.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Don Schlitz on stage at the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville in 1993 - Paul Natkin/Getty Images Don Schlitz, who has died of an ...

Bob Seger wrote a ballad after being inspired by a 1973 film, and many years later, Kenny Rogers teamed up with Sheena Easton ...

A prolific songwriter who penned numerous chart-topping singles for some of the genre’s biggest names has died. He was 73. Don Schlitz died Thursday, April 16, at a Nashville hospital following a ...

Don Schlitz, one of the most widely revered names in the history of country music songwriting, died April 16 in a Nashville hospital after what was described as a sudden illness. He was 73. A member ...