SXSW 2005 Showcasing Artists
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Don Schlitz
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Don Schlitz Bio
Don Schlitz was born and raised in Durham, North Carolina. He briefly attended Duke University before moving to Nashville in 1973. His first recorded song, The Gambler, won a Grammy and the Country Music Association’s and the Academy of Country Music’s Song of the Year. Don’s songs have played major roles in the careers of Kenny Rogers, Randy Travis, The Judds, The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Tanya Tucker, Mary Chapin Carpenter, Allison Kraus, and many other singers. His fifty Top Ten’s have included twenty-four Number Ones. His songs include “On the Other Hand,” “Forever and Ever, Amen,” “Deeper Than the Holler,” “Heros and Friends,” “One promise Too Late,” “Strong Enough to Bend,” “My Arms Stay Open All Night,” “Forty Hour Work Week,” “Stand A Little Rain,” “I Won’t Take Less than Your Love,” “When You Say Nothing at All,” “Oh Heart,” “She Deserves You,” “Richest Man on Earth,” “Daddy’s Come Around,” “Rockin’ with the Rhythm of the Rain,” “Turn It Loose,” “I Know Where I’m Going,” “I Feel Lucky,” “He Thinks He’ll Keep Her,” “I Take My Chances,” “Learning to Live Again,” “I Think About It All the Time,” “Crazy from the Heart,” “You’ll Never Be Sorry,” “Give Me Wings,” “Good as I Was to You,” “I Think About You,” “The Greatest,” and “Why They Call It Falling.” He also wrote the music and lyrics for the Broadway musical “The Adventures of Tom Sawyer.” Schlitz was the ASCAP Country Songwriter of the Year for four consecutive years from 1988-91. He has won three CMA Song of the Year awards, two ACM Song of the Year awards, two Grammy’s, and many more nominations. He was inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Association’s Hall of Fame in 1993 and the North Carolina Music and Entertainment Hall of Fame in 1999. Schlitz lives, writes, and performs in Nashville. |
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