Posted on: September 22, 2024, 01:10h.
Last updated on: September 22, 2024, 01:10h.
The Atlanta home of the late Kenny Rogers, whose legendary career was highlighted by his hit 1978 track “The Gambler,” has been put on the market with an asking price of $2.47 million.
Rogers and his wife purchased the home at 5450 Claire Rose Lane in Sandy Springs north of Atlanta in 2019 for a little more than $1.7 million.
Rogers moved from John’s Creek where he lived for many years to be closer to his medical team. The country singer two years earlier had been diagnosed with bladder cancer.
Rogers’ widow, Wanda Rogers-Webb, is selling the French Country-style house she shared with her late husband and their twin sons. Rogers-Webb has since remarried and has decided to relocate.
This home, sadly, was our last home with Kenny,” Rogers-Webb, who was married to the singer for more than 20 years, told Mansion Global. “To make the decision to move was a little bittersweet for me and the boys.”
The 6,000-square-foot house sits on 0.6 acres at the end of a cul-de-sac. The home features six bedrooms, six baths, an owner’s suite on the ground level, a butler’s pantry, a wine fridge, an elevator, a poker room, a movie theater, and an outdoor pool and hot tub.
After just 10 days on the market, online real estate listings show the property as “active under contract.” That means the seller has accepted an offer from a buyer but the sale has not yet been completed.
The buyer will get a piece of history in acquiring Rogers’ final home. The new owner will also take on an annual property tax bill of nearly $19,000.
Rogers died in March 2020 at the age of 81.
Rogers Didn’t Write “The Gambler”
Rogers was an avid poker player who sang about strategy playing the card game in his 1978 hit.
“The Gambler” included the famous lyrics, “You’ve got to know when to hold’em, know when to fold’em, know when to walk away, and know when to run.”
Rogers didn’t write his most famous song but was instead one of several artists who covered the song originally written by Don Schlitz in 1976. Schlitz had shopped the song around town in Nashville for about two years before Bobby Bare recorded it.
Bare’s version was never released, which led to Schlitz recording it himself. Rogers came across the Schlitz version and reached a deal with the songwriter for him to give it a go.
The deal paid off, as Rogers’ version went to No. 1 on the country music charts and solidified his place in country music history. “The Gambler” was the name of Rogers’ sixth studio album and established Rogers as one of the prominent musicians of the 1970s and 80s.
Others who recorded versions of “The Gambler” include Johnny Cash, who released the track on his album “Gone Girl.”
Las Vegas Residency
Aside from music, Rogers had a passion for residential real estate. He owned properties in Los Angeles, Malibu, and Las Vegas, with Rogers-Webb revealing that they flipped about 10 houses during their marriage.
Before he became a household name, Rogers regularly played the Golden Nugget in Las Vegas. He would return occasionally after he hit it big.
Rogers owned a 7,249-square-foot home in Las Vegas during the 1990s. He sold the property at 500 Shetland Rd. to billionaire Phil Ruffin, owner of Treasure Island and Circus Circus, in 1995.
