kenny rogers

The music business is a high-stakes, high-risk venture, and it's not unusual for things to wind up in court.

For the two chart weeks dated Oct. 29 and Nov. 5, 1983, Rogers and Parton pulled off quite a feat.

There are many -- too many -- country stars who have had cancer or have been personally affected by it in some way.

Some of these insane mansions are probably big enough to be seen from space!

It's hard to believe people actually live like this.

One very special person saved the day.

The country legend lived like a king in an opulent palace!

The '80s were a transitional decade for country music: a time when artists could try out different styles and approaches -- and, by extension, adopt new traditions that would come to reverberate in the '90s and beyond.

Just like big hair and Spandex, country music was alive and well in the '80s, celebrating true love, simple pleasures and American pride.

Where there's smoke, there's bound to be fire, so the saying goes ... and where there's money, there's bound to be lawsuits, even between generally congenial country stars.