Linda Ronstadt heard one demo from the young songwriter and wanted to know what else she had.

The songwriter behind one of the most iconic country songs ever written has died. Don Schlitz, whose 1978 classic "The Gambler" is widely ranked among the greatest country songs of all time, passed ...

Don Schlitz, a hit songwriter whose solo composition "The Gambler" became a crossover smash for Kenny Rogers in 1978, died Thursday. He was 73. No cause was given, but a statement announcing his death ...

Nowadays, no one can deny that George Harrison is one of the best songwriters of his generation. But it wasn't always like that. While Harrison was always a talented musician, it took him a while to ...

The songwriter behind the famous poker song “The Gambler” passed away last week at age 73 after a sudden illness. Don Schlitz wrote the song in 1976 at age 23. It was his first-ever recorded tune, ...

It's hard to fathom life today without the hit songs of Stevie Wonder. If it wasn't for Sylvia Moy, an unsung Motown powerhouse, we might never have gotten those tunes. Songwriter Sylvia Moy in her ...

Don Schlitz, a hit songwriter whose solo composition "The Gambler" became a crossover smash for Kenny Rogers in 1978, died Thursday. He was 73. No cause was given, but a statement announcing his death ...