Award winners, (l to r) Roy Clark, Merle Haggard, Dolly Parton, and Porter Wagoner at the Country Music Association annual awards show. (Photo: Bettmann/Getty Images)
Willie Nelson and Merle Haggard performing at The Smith Center For The Performing Arts Opening Night, Las Vegas, America – 10 Mar 2012 (Photo by Mediapunch/Shutterstock)
Merle Haggard at Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival on June 14, 2009 in Manchester, Tennessee, Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival, Manchester, TN, USA – 14 Jun 2009 (Photo by Steve Galli/Shutterstock)
NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE – FEBRUARY 21: (EDITORIAL USE ONLY) Zach Top performs onstage for New Faces of Country Music dinner during CRS 2025 at Omni Nashville Hotel on February 21, 2025 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Danielle Del Valle/Getty Images)
