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| name = Don Schlitz | image_size = | background = solo_singer | birth_name = Donald Alan Schlitz, Jr.[1] | alias = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1952|8|29}} | death_date = | origin = Durham, North Carolina, United States | genre = Country | occupation = Singer-songwriter | years_active = 1978-present | associated_acts = Kenny Rogers Randy Travis Keith Whitley | website = }}Donald Alan Schlitz Jr. (born August 29, 1952, in Durham, North Carolina) is a country music songwriter. For his songwriting efforts, Schlitz has earned two Grammys, as well as four ASCAP Country Songwriter of the Year awards. In 1993, he was inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame.[2] Schlitz was announced as an inductee into the Country Music Hall of Fame on April 5, 2017, and was inducted by Vince Gill on October 23.[3] Songwriting careerSchlitz' first hit as a songwriter was Kenny Rogers' "The Gambler", which became a crossover country hit upon its release in 1978, later becoming one of Rogers' signature songs.[2] Since then, Schlitz has written numerous country songs and penned several hits for other country artists. Among his biggest hits are two Number One songs which he co-wrote with Paul Overstreet, "Forever and Ever, Amen" by Randy Travis and "When You Say Nothing at All" by Keith Whitley. United States President George H. W. Bush also commissioned Schlitz to write a theme song for his "Points of Light" program.[2] This song, "Point of Light", was a No. 3 country hit for Travis in 1991. Schlitz also worked with Kenny Rogers again in 1998. Rogers joked at the time that "every 20 years I will record a Don Schlitz song". The result was a hit single called "The Greatest". Rogers also recorded several more of his songs in 2013 for his best-selling You Can't Make Old Friends album. MusicalsHe composed the music for the musical The Adventures of Tom Sawyer RecordingsIn addition to writing hit singles for other artists, Schlitz has recorded three albums of his own. The first, titled Dreamers' Matinee, was released in 1980 on Capitol Records. A live compilation, titled Live at the Bluebird Café, was released in 2001. In 2010, Schlitz released another studio album of new material, Allergic to Crazy. Singles
Singles co-written by Don Schlitz{{inc-musong}}Singles written or co-written by Don Schlitz include the following. Asterisks denote songs which reached Number One on the U.S. Billboard country charts.
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References1. ^Full name per Broadcast Music Incorporated database {{2010s Country Music Hall of Fame}}{{Authority control}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Schlitz, Don}}2. ^1 2 {{cite web |url={{Allmusic|class=artist|id=p20396|pure_url=yes}} |title=allmusic ((( Don Schlitz > Biography ))) |accessdate=2007-09-29 |last=Brennan |first= Sandra |work=Allmusic}} 3. ^{{cite news|last=Watts |first=Cindy |title=Alan Jackson, Jerry Reed, Don Schlitz tapped for Country Music Hall of Fame |url=http://www.tennessean.com/story/entertainment/2017/04/05/watch-live-2017-country-music-hall-fame-announcement/100065648/}} 4. ^{{cite web|title=2010 Inductees|url=http://northcarolinamusichalloffame.org/category/inductees/2010-inductees/|publisher=North Carolina Music Hall of Fame|accessdate=September 10, 2012}} 9 : 1952 births|Living people|Musicians from Durham, North Carolina|Country musicians from North Carolina|Country Music Hall of Fame inductees|American country singers|American country singer-songwriters|Grammy Award winners|Songwriters from North Carolina |
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