Don Schlitz, Songwriter of Kenny Rogers’ ‘The Gambler,’ Dead at 73
Rolling Stone | 17.04.2026 23:26Don 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 said that he died at a hospital in Nashville following a sudden illness.
