(Original Caption) Award winners, left to right, Roy Clark, Merle Haggard, Dolly Parton, and Porter Wagoner are shown here at the Country Music Association annual awards show. (Photo by Bettmann/Getty Images)
CIRCA LATE 1960s: Country musician Merle Haggard performs on stage with Bonnie Owens during a late 1960's concert. (Photo by Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)
American country musician Merle Haggard performing at the Sahara Hotel, Las Vegas, 13th February 1976. (Photo by Frank Edwards/Fotos International/Archive Photos/Getty Images)
THE JOHNNY CASH SHOW – Airdate: August 2, 1969. (Photo by ABC Photo Archives/Disney General Entertainment Content via Getty Images)MERLE HAGGARD;JOHNNY CASH
LONDON, ENGLAND – MARCH 13: Zach Top performs onstage during C2C Country to Country day one at The O2 Arena on March 13, 2026 in London, England. (Photo by Joseph Okpako/WireImage)
