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, 1976, and finished the whole thing in one afternoon. The song had been ...
American Songwriter

On This Day in 1977, Kenny Rogers Topped the Country Chart for the First Time With a Song That Got Him Chewed Out by His Mom

On this day (April 15) in 1977, Kenny Rogers was at the top of the Hot Country Songs chart for the first time with “Lucille.” The song spent two weeks at No. 1 and remained popular with fans ...
The Kansas City Star

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

Kenny Rogers almost didn’t record “Lucille.” When he finally did, he walked into American Studio in Nashville on August 5, 1976, and finished the whole thing in one afternoon. The song had been ...