Don Schlitz

CMA winners' acceptance speeches are often the highlights in a show that's full of them.

From "The Gambler" to "When You Say Nothing at All," Don Schlitz has written some of the best country songs of all time.

Even though the inductees and their families found out about their nominations in April, it was still hard to believe it was actually happening.

These once-in-a-lifetime moments highlighted the 2017 Country Music Hall of Fame Medallion Ceremony, during which Alan Jackson, Don Schlitz and Jerry Reed were inducted.

Kenny Rogers reflects on Don Schlitz's upcoming induction into the Country Music Hall of Fame.

Congratulations to the Country Music Hall of Fame Class of 2017!

Don Schlitz tells The Boot that writing "You Can't Make Old Friends" for Kenny Rogers and Dolly Parton was a huge honor.

Vince Gill told the sold-out crowd at the Jammin' to Beat the Blues festival Tuesday night (April 17) that he's losing his voice, not because of being a singer but because of being a fan! "I've been screaming for my Predators (Nashville's professional hockey team, which is currently in the NHL playoffs)," he explained...

'The Gambler' songwriter Don Schlitz is among the new inductees into the Songwriters Hall of Fame, joining Gordon Lightfoot, Bob Seger, Harvey Schmidt, Tom Jones and Jim Steinman in the 2012 class. Don Schlitz has won two Grammy Awards in the Best Country Song category, the first for Randy Travis' 'Forever and Ever, Amen,' which he co-wrote with Paul Overstreet...

Acclaimed songwriter Don Schlitz knows how to make an audience feel like the ultimate music insider gossiping with their lifelong buddy. Take his show September 9 at the Station Inn in Nashville when many show-goers seemed to have a vague idea that this was the guy who wrote or co-wrote so many hits they know and love -- 'The Gambler,' made famous by Kenny Rogers, 'He Thinks He'll Keep Her,' recor