Kenny Rogers' property

This property tells a tale of one old gambler as he approached the town of Sandy Springs. Now folks in Sandy Springs were not too happy with The Gambler. When at first they learned that country superstar Kenny Rogers purchased the house behind their backyard, they were excited. But one year after the purchase, the couple wished Rogers had known when to fold 'em and simply walked away from the 7.5-acre Long Island Drive property. Records show Rogers purchased the property in October 2005 for $2.3 million. Four months later, he was approved by the city to demolish the two-story home that stood on the property and fill in the backyard pool. During the summer, in accordance with city laws, Rogers workers began cutting down trees on the property. Crews also blasted away granite rock — a process the neighbors said shook their whole house — so Rogers could build his 20,000-square-foot home. But, instead of building his estate, Rogers has decided to sell the land for $3.95 million. Well played Rogers.

Kenny Rogers was an American singer, songwriter, actor, record producer, and entrepreneur who passed away tragically. He was elected to the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2013 for his amazing contributions to music. Rogers was particularly popular with country audiences but also charted more than 120 hit singles across various music genres, and topped the country and pop album charts for more than 200 individual weeks in the United States alone. He sold over 100 million records worldwide during his lifetime, making him one of the best-selling music artists of all time. His fame and career spanned multiple genres: jazz, folk, pop, rock, and country. He remade his career time and time again and became one of the most successful cross-over artists of all time.

Rogers had acting roles in movies and television shows, including the title roles in Kenny Rogers as The Gambler and the MacShayne series for The NBC Mystery Movie, and the 1982 feature film Six Pack. He was a co-founder of the restaurant chain Kenny Rogers Roasters in collaboration with former Kentucky Fried Chicken CEO John Y. Brown Jr. Although the stores closed in the United States, they are still a fixture in Asia. Kenny Rogers had a net worth of $250 million at the time of his death in March 2020. Kenny Rogers died on March 20, 2020, at the age of 81.