Don Schlitz dead: Country music icon who wrote Kenny Rogers’ hit The Gambler dies aged 73 after ‘sudden illness’

COUNTRY music legend Don Schlitz, who penned Kenny Rogers' classic hit The Gambler, has died aged 73. The North Carolina songwriter's death was announced on Friday in a statement by the Grand Ole Opry. No cause of death has been reported, although he was said to have died after a sudden illness. Sarah Trahern, Country...