Country music icon Don Schlitz, who wrote Kenny Rogers' hit 'The Gambler,' dead at 73 62.4%
Fox News - By Stephanie Giang-Paunon - 4/18/2026, 5:47 PM
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Don Schlitz, the country songwriter behind classics like "The Gambler," has died. He was 73. The North Carolina native died Thursday at a Nashville hospital after what the Grand Ole Opry described as a sudden illness. The cause of death was not immediately known. "We are heartbroken by the news of the passing of Don Schlitz. Don loved... more