The legendary songwriter penned hits for stars including Garth Brooks, Mary Chapin Carpenter, Kenny Rogers, Randy Travis and Tanya Tucker. By Russ Penuell The songs told the stories. The artists made ...

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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 ...

Neil Sedaka, the hit-making singer-songwriter whose boyish soprano and bright melodies made him a top act in the early years of rock ‘n’ roll and led to a second run of success in the 1970s, has died.

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 ...