Don Schlitz, who shot to country music fame and fortune as the songwriter behind all-time classic hits including “The Gambler” and “Forever and Ever, Amen,” has died. According to a press release, ...

Kenny Rogers scored the defining hit of his career when he released “The Gambler” in 1978, but he was not the first artist to record the song. Another well-known star cut it before him, and another ...

Don Schlitz, one of the most widely revered names in the history of country music songwriting, died April 16 in a Nashville hospital after what was described as a sudden illness. He was 73. A member ...

Every country fan knows "The Gambler." Scratch that, most avid music lovers know "The Gambler." There was a time when the tune was inescapable. It's also inextricably linked with American ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Every country fan knows "The Gambler." Scratch that, most avid music lovers know "The Gambler." There was a time when the tune was ...