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- Birth nameDonald Alan Schlitz Jr.
- Don Schlitz was born on August 29, 1952 in Durham, North Carolina, USA. He was a composer and writer, known for Notting Hill (1999), It Could Happen to You (1994) and Dog (2022). He was married to Stacey. He died on April 16, 2026 in Nashville, Tennessee, USA.
- SpouseStacey(? - April 16, 2026) (his death, 2 children)
- ChildrenPete SchlitzCory Dixon
- In 2017, he was inducted as a Member of the Country Music Hall of Fame.
- Briefly attended Duke University before moving to Nashville at age 20 on a Trailways bus with $80 in his pocket.
- Won three CMA Song of the Year Awards, two ACM Song of the Year awards, two Grammys, and has had many more nominations.
- ASCAP Country Songwriter of the Year for four consecutive years from 1988-1991.
- In 2012, he was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in New York City.
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