Don Schlitz, Grammy Award-winning writer of 'The Gambler,' remembered

from All Things Considered · host Justine Kenin

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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