"Sweet Emotion" has been named one of the most iconic songs from the 1970s. "Steven Tyler wrote this about how frustrated he was with the band," Song Facts states. The song is still a timeless classic ...

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 after what the Grand Ole Opry described as ...

Don Schlitz, one of Nashville's most storied and decorated songwriters, died April 16 at a Nashville hospital due to a sudden illness. He was 73. During his nearly five-decade career, the North ...

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Don 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 ...

Female Inductees: Gladys Knight (as part of Gladys Knight & the Pips), Grace Slick (as part of Jefferson Airplane), The Shirelles (Shirley Alston Reeves, Addie Harris, Doris Kenner-Jackson, Beverly ...

Released a year before Carnes’ global success with her cover of the 1974 Donna Weiss and Jackie DeShannon-penned “Bette Davis Eyes,” her single with Rogers peaked at No. 4 on the Billboard Hot 100 and ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. For decades, Kenny Rogers had a rare gift for turning life’s quietest moments into unforgettable stories that stayed with ...

For decades, Kenny Rogers had a rare gift for turning life’s quietest moments into unforgettable stories that stayed with listeners long after the music stopped. One of his greatest hits, a 1981 ...