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 ...
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Blake Shelton Pays Tribute to the Late Don Schlitz by Leading ‘The Gambler’ Singalong at ACM Awards
The performance follows the legendary country songwriter Schlitz dying at age 73 in April. By Andrew Unterberger Blake ...
Every country fan knows "The Gambler." Scratch that, most avid music lovers know "The Gambler." There was a time when the ...
These four country albums all came out in the late 70s, and should be required listening for every country music fan.
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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