Award-winning songwriter Don Schlitz, famous for country tunes including “The Gambler” and “Forever and Ever, Amen,” had died. He was 73.

Don Schlitz, who died Thursday at the age of 73, might have been the most famous “gambler” gamblers were not acquainted with.

Interestingly, Cash wound up including the cover on his album, Gone Girl, which hit music stores on Nov. 13, 1978, two days ...

(Gray News) - Don Schlitz, the songwriter responsible for several country staples, such as “The Gambler,” has died at 73. According to Billboard, Schlitz died on April 16 in a Nashville hospital after ...

Don Schlitz, one of the most widely revered names in the history of country music songwriting, died April 16 in a Nashville ...

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Don Schlitz, who has died of an aneurysm aged 73, was a songwriter who had a huge global hit with Kenny Rogers’s version of ...

Kenny Rogers released “The Gambler” as the title track to his November 1978 record to tremendous critical acclaim. The song performed incredibly well on both the country and pop charts, garnering ...