Guitar,Piano,Vocal,Voice - Level 4 - Digital Download

SKU: A0.1424612

By Kenny Rogers. By Don Schlitz. Arranged by John Fries. 20th Century,Country,Pop,Standards. Score. 3 pages. John Fries #1005786. Published by John Fries (A0.1424612).

TYPE JOHN FRIES IN THE SEARCH BAR TO SEE ALL I HAVE TO OFFER. Thanks, John. The Gambler is a song written by Don Schlitz and recorded by several artists, most famously by American country singer Kenny Rogers. Schlitz wrote the song in August 1976 when he was 23 years old. It took two years of shopping the song around Nashville before Bobby Bare recorded it on his album Bare at the urging of Shel Silverstein. Bare's version did not catch on and was never released as a single, so Schlitz recorded it himself, but that version failed to chart higher than No. 65. Other musicians took notice and recorded the song in 1978, including Johnny Cash, who put it on his album Gone Girl. It was Rogers, however, who made the song a mainstream success. His version was a No. 1 country hit, and made its way to the pop charts at a time when country songs rarely crossed over.

Piano Solo - Level 4 - Digital Download

SKU: A0.918309

Composed by Nathan Daughtrey. 20th Century,Concert,Contemporary. Score. 14 pages. Spitfire Publications #6097055. Published by Spitfire Publications (A0.918309).

Commissioned for the inaugural High Point University Piano Competition in 2015, The Giving Tree Variations draws its inspiration from two sources. The first is a beautiful metal tree sculpture on the campus of HPU, which symbolizes the university’s holistic approach to learning. Whenever I see the sculpture, it reminds me of Shel Silverstein’s classic book The Giving Tree, which has just celebrated its 50th anniversary and provided the 2nd source of inspiration for the composition. The work breaks down into five main sections – an introduction & theme, which sets the mood and provides the primary melodic and motivic ideas, and a short set of four variations, each corresponding to the four gifts given to the boy by the tree.

Dulcimer,Instrumental Solo - Level 2 - Digital Download

SKU: A0.922479

By Irish Rovers. By Shel Silverstein. Arranged by Cindy Steighner. Contemporary. Individual part. 2 pages. Cindy L Steighner #5798687. Published by Cindy L Steighner (A0.922479).

For the novice to lower intermediate level player.

C Instrument - Level 4 - Digital Download

SKU: A0.1415672

By Kenny Rogers. By Don Schlitz. Arranged by John Fries. 20th Century,Country,Pop,Standards. Lead Sheet / Fake Book. 2 pages. John Fries #997392. Published by John Fries (A0.1415672).

TYPE JOHN FRIES IN THE SEARCH BAR TO SEE ALL I HAVE TO OFFER. Thanks, John. The Gambler is a song written by Don Schlitz and recorded by several artists, most famously by American country singer Kenny Rogers. Schlitz wrote the song in 1976 when he was 23 years old. It took two years of shopping the song around Nashville before Bobby Bare recorded it on his album Bare at the urging of Shel Silverstein. Bare's version did not catch on and was never released as a single, so Schlitz recorded it himself, but that version failed to chart higher than No. 65. Other musicians took notice and recorded the song in 1978, including Johnny Cash, who put it on his album Gone Girl. It was Rogers, however, who made the song a mainstream success. His version was a No. 1 country hit, and made its way to the pop charts at a time when country songs rarely crossed over. It was released in November 1978 as the title track from his album The Gambler, and won him the Grammy Award for Best Male Country Vocal Performance in 1980.

Choral Choir,Choral,TTBB Chorus - Level 3 - Digital Download

SKU: A0.1472918

Composed by Adam Bock. 20th Century,A Cappella,Barbershop,Children,Contemporary. 3 pages. ADAM BOCK #1050551. Published by ADAM BOCK (A0.1472918).

A barbershop/choral arrangement of Shel Silverstein's seminal work Where the Sidewalk Ends.