NASHVILLE, TN – Jack Clement performs during the Tribute to Cowboy Jack Clement at War Memorial Auditorium on January 30, 2013 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Beth Gwinn/Getty Images)
NASHVILLE, TN – Norro Wilson presents Billy Sherrill with the Cliffie Stone Pioneer Award at the 6th Annual ACM Honors at Ryman Auditorium on September 24, 2012 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Frederick Breedon IV/Getty Images for ACM)
Interview with country singer, Hoyt Axton, here on a promotional visit staying at the Sebel Town House. July 10, 1985. (Photo by Michael Jones/Fairfax Media via Getty Images)
Canadian Country singer Tommy Hunter greets fans at the memorial service for Canadian country singer Stompin' Tom Connors (1936-2013) Peterborough Memorial Centre Peterborough, Ontario March 13th, 2013 (Photo by Michael Hurcomb/Corbis via Getty Images)
24th July 1970: American country guitarist, composer and country-pop singer Jerry Reed (Jerry Reid), author of the novelty hit 'Rockin' In Baghdad'. (Photo by Doug McKenzie/Getty Images)
American country singer-songwriter Willie Nelson and his future wife Shirley Collie perform the song "Willingly" onstage in 1961. (Photo by Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)
