Don Schlitz

Donald Alan Schlitz Jr. (born August 29, 1952, in Durham, North Carolina) is a country music songwriter. For his songwriting efforts, Schlitz has earned two Grammys, as well as four ASCAP Country Songwriter of the Year awards. In 1993, he was inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame.Schlitz was announced as an inductee into the Country Music Hall of Fame on April 5, 2017, and was inducted by Vince Gill on October 23.