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Grand Ole Opry icon who gave us ‘The Gambler’ dead at 73

April 18, 2026
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Don Schlitz, the country songwriter behind classics like “The Gambler,” has died. He was 73. The North Carolina native died Thursday at a Nashville hospital following what the Grand Ole Opry described as a sudden illness. The cause of death was not immediately known. “We are heartbroken by the news of the passing of Don []...Click to read more

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