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UNSPECIFIED – CIRCA 1970: Photo of Freda Payne Photo by Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images
NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE – JUNE 05: EDITORIAL USE ONLY. Lainey Wilson performs on the main stage during CMA Fest 2025 at Nissan Stadium on June 05, 2025 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Jason Kempin/Getty Images)
American rock group, The Eagles, performing on stage, USA, November 1979. Left to right: Don Henley (drums), Timothy B. Schmit, Glenn Frey (1948 – 2016), Don Felder and Joe Walsh. (Photo by Michael Putland/Getty Images)
FRISCO, TEXAS – MAY 08: EDITORIAL USE ONLY. Host Reba McEntire speaks onstage during the 60th Academy of Country Music Awards at The Ford Center at The Star on May 08, 2025 in Frisco, Texas. (Photo by Jason Kempin/Getty Images)
NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE – AUGUST 07: Vince Gill performs at the Ryman Auditorium on August 07, 2025 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Ed Rode/Getty Images)
Gregg Allman of the Allman Brothers performs at Shoreline Amphitheatre on October 6, 1991 in Mountain View, California. (Photo by Tim Mosenfelder/Getty Images)
