GAMBLER, THE

Created on 14/01/2006
Latest update on 13/12/2023

Artist: Charlie Tango
Author: Don Schlitz
Label: Gusto
Year: 1978

Alias Michael Twitty, son of Conway Twitty. The demo was recorded by J.J. Cale. Song providing the script for a tv film.

Covers:

1978:

Don Schlitz [first on Crazy Mama, later on Capitol]

1978:

Hugh Moffatt

1978:

Bobby Bare

1978:

Johnny Cash

1978:

Kenny Rogers [n°1 C&W; casted as a gambler in a series of popular tv-westerns since]

1980:

King's Singers

1980:

Willem Duyn [as Bluffers & Suffers; lyrics: Joost Nuissl]

1981:

Alvin & The Chipmunks

1981:

Floyd Cramer [instr.]

1986:

Peter Alexander [as Der Spieler]

2000:

Wyclef Jean [with Kenny Rogers sample]

2006:

Blake Shelton

2022:

Dale Watson

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