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The Gambler

song written and composed by Don Schlitz; originally recorded by Bobby Bare and released in 1978
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Summary

The Gambler is a musical work/composition[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of musical work composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,221 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Genre: country music[3]
  • Performer: Bobby Bare[4], Don Schlitz[5], Kenny Rogers[6], Johnny Cash[7], Mats Rådberg[8]
  • Language of work or name: English[9]
  • Country of origin: United States[10]
  • Publication date: November 15, 1978[11]
  • Title: The Gambler[12]
  • Form of creative work: song[13]

Why It Matters

The Gambler is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[14]

Related Entities

Johnny Cash Kenny Rogers United States

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [14] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 9d ago · ערן · 2026-10-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → —
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    Genre → country music
    Wikipedia languages → ['en', 'fy', 'he', 'nl', 'no', 'pt', 'simple']
    + 9 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Publication date: 15 November 1978, ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/harvesttemplates/9b22e8b12dea|details]])"
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