Put A Record On: Don Schlitz Beyond 'The Gambler'

Earlier this week, we paid a slightly belated homage to the gone-too-soon songwriter Don Schlitz. In spite of the fact that he wrote one of the most widely beloved pop songs of the last century (it was even turned into series of TV movies), he was hardly a household name — or even known to all that many country fans, as is so often the case with the songwriters working behind the scenes. So I put together a playlist of songs that Schlitz wrote, some extremely familiar and some album cuts; please let me know if I'm missing your favorite!