Don Schlitz on Coffee, Country & Cody

Legendary songwriter Don Schlitz has penned famous tunes such as "The Gambler", "When You Say Nothing At All", and "I Feel Lucky"...among many other chart-toppers for a variety of artists. He's a member of the Songwriters Hall of Fame, the Country Music Hall of Fame...and, on August 30, 2022, he became the newest member of the Grand Ole Opry.

That morning, Don joined Bill, Kelly and Charlie on Coffee, Country & Cody to discuss the honor.

Don Schlitz returns to the Grand Ole Opry for his first performance as a member on Saturday, September 3, 2022. Get your tickets now and experience the Opry live and in person!

Coffee, Country & Cody is the long-running morning show on Nashville's WSM Radio, broadcasting over the air on 650 AM and worldwide on the WSM App and at WSMRadio.com. Bill Cody, who has hosted the show for more than 30 years, leads the team along with his co-host, Amazon Music's Kelly Sutton, a fixture on Nashville radio and television since 2001. Producer Charlie Mattos and content coordinator Annie Ney round out the crew. 

WSM Radio made its mark on country music history on October 5, 1925. It was on that day that the station hit the airwaves. On November 28 of that same year, the station birthed the WSM Barn Dance, soon renamed the Grand Ole Opry, which remains the world's longest-running radio show. Since its very beginning, WSM has (and continues to) broadcast every Opry show live, along with a daily programming lineup of talented hosts presenting classic and contemporary country music.

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