Songwriter Don Schlitz, who wrote hit tunes for Kenny Rogers, Randy Travis, Mary Chapin Carpenter and the Judds, has died at 73. His best known song was arguably the 1980 number “The Gambler,” which ...

NEW YORK(AP) — Don Schlitz, the storied country music songwriter known for such hits as “The Gambler,” “On the Other Hand” and “Forever and Ever, Amen,” died Thursday at a Nashville hospital. He was ...

Schlitz wrote some of country music's most enduring songs, and was lauded with several lifetime achievement awards. By Lars Brandle Don Schlitz, one of country music’s all-time songwriting greats, a ...

Don Schlitz, a Hall of Fame songwriter whose catalog of country classics helped define modern country music, died Thursday at a Nashville hospital following a sudden illness, Page Six reports. He was ...

Fans of country music Don Schlitz received the heartbreaking news on Friday that the iconic songwriter has died. He was 73. Schlitz died on Thursday at a hospital in the Nashville area, according to ...

Don Schlitz, known for writing Kenny Rogers’ iconic song “The Gambler,” died Thursday at a Nashville hospital after a sudden illness. He was 73. The Grand Ole Opry and country music hall of famer was ...

Don Schlitz, known for writing Kenny Rogers’ iconic song “The Gambler,” died Thursdat at a Nashville hospital after a sudden illness. He was 73. The Grand Ole Opry and country music hall of famer was ...

Blake Shelton took the stage Sunday during the 2026 ACM Awards with an emotional performance of Kenny Rogers’ classic “The Gambler” in honor of legendary songwriter Don Schlitz. Schlitz, who died in ...

Blake Shelton helped bring the 2026 ACM Awards to an emotional close with a performance that had the entire arena singing along. As the night wrapped up in Las Vegas, Shelton took the stage to perform ...