Country music icon Don Schlitz, who wrote Kenny Rogers’ hit ‘The Gambler,’ dead at 73
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 following 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 his family, his home state of North Carolina, and above all, songs and songwriters. […]