News Update:
Don Schlitz receives Academy of Country Music Poet's Award
The Academy of Country Music has announced the winners of the ACM Honors, a special event set for Tuesday, September 20, 2010 in Nashville.
Don Schlitz and Cindy Walker have been selected to receive the Poet’s Award, which honors songwriters for outstanding musical and/or lyrical contributions throughout their careers in the field of country music.
The previous recipients of the Poet's Award are Bill Anderson, Merle Haggard, Harlan Howard and Fred Rose.
He's the 2-time Grammy Award winner singer-songwriter of "The Gambler" and "Forever and Ever, Amen"; he's won 3 CMA Song of the Year Awards and 2 ACM Song of Year Awards; he's a 4-time ASCAP Country Songwriter of the Year; he's written 24 #1 singles and a Broadway Musical. And his concert is unlike any other: it's the ultimate inside-Nashville experience! Read More... »
