A recurring series featuring memorable events and stories from before
AUSTIN – JULY 4: Country singer and songwriter Willie Nelson, Waylon Jennings, Johnny Cash, and Kris Kristofferson perform as the Highwaymen at Willie Nelson Fourth of July picnic on July 4, 1985 in Austin, Texas. (photo by Beth Gwinn/Getty Images)
LOS ANGELES – SEPTEMBER 1966: Country musician Merle Haggard (L) and his band "Merle Haggard & the Strangers" pose for a September 1966 portrait in Los Angeles, California. Guitarist Roy Nichols is seated on the right. (Photo by Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)
Willie Nelson attends an event at Mann's Chinese Theatre in Hollywood, California, on July 21, 1980. (Photo by Robert Ware/WWD/Penske Media via Getty Images)
TWIN LAKES, WISCONSIN – Elle King performs onstage at Country Thunder Wisconsin on July 21, 2024 in Twin Lakes, Wisconsin. (Photo by Joshua Applegate/Getty Images)
(left to right) Drummer Roger Taylor, singer Freddie Mercury (1946 – 1991), guitarist Brian May and bassist John Deacon of British rock band Queen pose in London, England in 1973. (Photo by Michael Putland/Getty Images)
Elvis Presley and Scotty Moore (left) performing on The Milton Berle Show at NBC's Hollywood studio, Los Angeles, California, 5th June 1956. Presley performed 'I Want You, I Need You, I Love You' and 'Hound Dog'. Press reaction to his performance was largely negative with his gyrating movements during 'Hound Dog' proving particularly controversial. (Photo by Bettmann Archive/Getty Images)
