NASHVILLE, TN – Singer/Songwriter Whitey Shafer performs during the All-Star Whitey Shafer Benefit, Hosted By Moe Bandy at The Nashville Palace on March 18, 2015 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Rick Diamond/Getty Images for Webster PR)
THE JOHNNY CASH SHOW – "History of Country Music" – Airdate: January 21, 1971. (Photo by ABC Photo Archives/Disney General Entertainment Content via Getty Images) MERLE HAGGARD
NASHVILLE – CIRCA 1950: Country singer Hank Williams poses for a portrait circa 1950 in Nashville Tennessee. (Photo by Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)
LEXINGTON, KENTUCKY – MAY 31: Cody Jinks performs during the 2025 Railbird Music Festival at The Infield at Red Mile on May 31, 2025 in Lexington, Kentucky. (Photo by Stephen J. Cohen/Getty Images)