BOSTON, MA – DECEMBER 27: Riley Green performs on the field after the Wasabi Fenway Bowl at Fenway Park on December 27, 2025 in Boston, Massachusetts. (Photo By Winslow Townson/Getty Images)
NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE – JUNE 29: Zach Bryan performs during the Quittin Time tour at Nissan Stadium on June 29, 2024 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Keith Griner/Getty Images)
American Country musician George Strait plays guitar as he performs onstage at Chicagofest, Chicago, Illinois, August 30, 1985. (Photo by Paul Natkin/Getty Images)
MADISON, IL – Ella Langley performs during the Confluence Music Festival pre-race concert before the NASCAR Cup Series Enjoy Illinois 300 on September 7, 2025, at World Wide Technology Raceway at Gateway in Madison, Illinois. (Photo by Michael Allio/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
In this image released on December 31, 2025, Russell Dickerson performs "Happen to Me" onstage at "Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest" 2026. (Photo by Gilbert Flores/Penske Media via Getty Images)
ATLANTA, GA – March 2: Country singer Willie Nelson performs with Waylon Jennings at the Omni Coliseum on March 2, 1978 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Tom Hill/WireImage) *** Local Caption *** Willie Nelson
TORONTO, ONTARIO – OCTOBER 05: Kacey Musgraves performs during All Things Go – Toronto music festival at Budweiser Stage on October 05, 2025 in Toronto, Ontario. (Photo by Jeremychanphotography/Getty Images)
(Original Caption) Country Man. Santa Barbara, California: Like all that jazz? Disco? Rock? Well, if any of those sounds are a pickup for you, fine. But if you like country and western music, you probably recognize this man. If not, meet Merle Haggard, who is a star in that area of music. He's at a ranch near Santa Barbara while performing for some people attending a barbecue. Among the guests: President and Mrs. Ronald Reagan. When California governor in 1972, Reagan pardoned Haggard from prison. (Photo by Bettman/Getty Images)
