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  "path": "/tvandshowbiz/16843136/don-schlitz-country-icon-wrote-kenny-rogers-gambler-dies/",
  "publishedAt": "2026-04-19T07:16:13.000Z",
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  "textContent": "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...",
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