Don Schlitz

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country music songwriter human songwriter

Don Schlitz is an American country music songwriter best known for penning numerous hits including the classic Kenny Rogers song "The Gambler."

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Donald Alan Schlitz Jr. 1

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf country music songwriter ⓘ
human ⓘ
songwriter ⓘ
activeIn Nashville, Tennessee, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ
awardReceived Academy of Country Music Song of the Year ⓘ
Country Music Association Award for Song of the Year ⓘ
surface form: Country Music Association Song of the Year

Country Music Hall of Fame ⓘ
surface form: Country Music Hall of Fame induction

Grammy Award for Best Country Song ⓘ
Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame induction ⓘ
birthName Don Schlitz self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Donald Alan Schlitz Jr.
countryOfCitizenship United States of America ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1952-08-29 ⓘ
familyName Schlitz ⓘ
genre country music ⓘ
givenName Don ⓘ
surface form: Donald
languageOfWorkOrName English ⓘ
memberOf Country Music Hall of Fame ⓘ
Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame ⓘ
name Don Schlitz self-link ⓘ
notableCollaboration Kenny Rogers ⓘ
Mary Chapin Carpenter ⓘ
Randy Travis ⓘ
The Judds ⓘ
notableWork The Gambler ⓘ
occupation musician ⓘ
songwriter ⓘ
placeOfBirth Durham, North Carolina ⓘ
surface form: Durham, North Carolina, United States
songMadeFamousBy Yea, Alabama ⓘ
surface form: Alabama

Alison Krauss ⓘ
Garth Brooks ⓘ
Keith Whitley ⓘ
Kenny Rogers ⓘ
Mary Chapin Carpenter ⓘ
Randy Travis ⓘ
Reba McEntire ⓘ
Tanya Tucker ⓘ
The Judds ⓘ
wroteSong Deeper Than the Holler ⓘ
Forever and Ever ⓘ
surface form: Forever and Ever, Amen

Forty Hour Week (For a Livin') ⓘ
He Thinks He'll Keep Her ⓘ
I Take My Chances ⓘ
Learning to Live Again ⓘ
On the Other Hand ⓘ
One Promise Too Late ⓘ
Rockin' with the Rhythm of the Rain ⓘ
Strong Enough to Bend ⓘ
The Gambler ⓘ
When You Say Nothing at All ⓘ
You Can't Make Old Friends ⓘ

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Don Schlitz → birthName → Don Schlitz self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Donald Alan Schlitz Jr.
The Gambler → composer → Don Schlitz ⓘ
The Gambler → lyricist → Don Schlitz ⓘ
Don Schlitz → name → Don Schlitz self-link ⓘ
The Gambler → writer → Don Schlitz ⓘ