LONDON, UK – 1968: Dottie West (October 11, 1932 September 4, 1991) was an American country music singer and songwriter. She is considered one of the genre's most influential and groundbreaking female artists. Dottie West's career started in the early 1960s, with her Top 10 hit, "Here Comes My Baby Back Again," which won her the first Grammy Award for Best Female Country Vocal Performance in 1965. (Photo by George Wilkes/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
LOS ANGELES – NOVEMBER 20: Country singer Marty Robbins performs at the Palomino Club on November 20, 1968 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Jasper Dailey/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)
NASHVILLE, TN – NOVEMBER 06: 2011 Golden Note Award recipient Don Williams performs at the 49th Annual ASCAP Country Music Awards at the Gaylord Opryland Resort on November 6, 2011 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Erika Goldring/WireImage)
LOS ANGELES, CA – NOVEMBER 18: Singer Carrie Underwood performs onstage during the 40th Anniversary American Music Awards held at Nokia Theatre L.A. Live on November 18, 2012 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Lester Cohen/WireImage)
NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE – APRIL 08: Kaitlin Butts performs on stage during BRELAND & Friends show at Ryman Auditorium on April 08, 2026 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Jason Davis/Getty Images)
Nashville – January 12: Charlie Daniels performs during Charlie Daniels Volunteer Jam VII at the Municipal Auditorium in Nashville Tennessee January 12, 1980 (Photo By Rick Diamond/Getty Images)
