Beloved Voice of Country Music Dies at 67
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Bill Cody, one of country music’s most beloved broadcasters and the longtime voice of WSM and the Grand Ole Opry, has died at age 67.
For more than three decades, Bill Cody helped bring country music into the homes, cars and workplaces of millions of listeners.
The longtime WSM radio personality and Grand Ole Opry announcer died Tuesday in Nashville at age 67, according to an Instagram post from WSM Radio.
Cody had been a fixture on Nashville’s legendary WSM-AM since 1994, hosting the popular morning show Coffee, Country & Cody while also serving as one of the most recognizable voices associated with the Grand Ole Opry.
No official cause of death has been released, but in recent weeks, many members of the country music community had shared requests for prayers after Cody’s daughter revealed that he was in critical condition and in need of heart and kidney transplants.
Tributes from across the country music world quickly poured in in the comments on the social media posts announcing Cody’s death.