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Yahoo: Don Schlitz, musician whose song The Gambler was a global smash hit for Kenny Rogers

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Don Schlitz, who has died of an aneurysm aged 73, was a songwriter who had a huge global hit with Kenny Rogers’s version of The Gambler, one of the biggest sellers in country music history; in the UK ...

Don Schlitz, musician whose song The Gambler was a global smash hit for Kenny Rogers

Yardbarker: 'The Gambler': 1978 No. 1 Hit Flopped Before Kenny Rogers Covered It

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'The Gambler': 1978 No. 1 Hit Flopped Before Kenny Rogers Covered It

American Songwriter: Country Music Fact Checker: Did Kenny Rogers Base “The Gambler” on a Real Person?

Is the titular character in Kenny Rogers' "The Gambler" based on a real card shark? Is the story based on true events? We found the truth.

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Country Music Fact Checker: Did Kenny Rogers Base “The Gambler” on a Real Person?

Grammy-winning country songwriter Don Schlitz passed away this month at 73. He was the writer behind songs such as Kenny Rogers' "The Gambler" and Randy Travis' "Forever and Ever, Amen".

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We have the story behind "The Gambler" a song written by Don Schlitz, which became a big hit for Kenny Rogers.

Fox News on MSN: Country music icon Don Schlitz, who wrote Kenny Rogers' hit 'The Gambler,' dead at 73

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Country music icon Don Schlitz, who wrote Kenny Rogers' hit 'The Gambler,' dead at 73

The Tennessean on MSN: Kenny Rogers' 'The Gambler' and other songs why Don Schlitz will always be remembered

Kenny Rogers' 'The Gambler' and other songs why Don Schlitz will always be remembered