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)
BURBANK, CALIFORNIA: In this image released on December 20, 2025, Blake Shelton performs onstage during the 28th Family Film and TV Awards at Associated Television Int'l Studios in Burbank, California. (Photo by Phillip Faraone/Getty Images for Family Film and TV Awards)
LOS ANGELES, CA – OCTOBER 25: Musician Alan Jackson performs onstage during CMT Giants as they honor Hank Williams Jr. held at the Gibson Amphitheatre on October 25, 2007 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Frank Micelotta/Getty Images for CMT)
NASHVILLE, TN – SEPTEMBER 10: Recording artists Luke Bryan, left, and Cole Swindell perform at the opening of his "Luke's 32 Bridge Food + Drink" on September 10, 2018 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by John Shearer/Getty Images for KP Entertainment)
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)
Country singer-songwriter Kris Kristofferson relaxes in the dressing room before performing with Kris Kristofferson and Friends at Municipal Auditorium on April 29, 1973 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Tom Hill/WireImage)
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)
Country musician Patsy Cline poses for a portrait wearing a fringed dress and holding a cowboy hat circa 1956. (Photo by Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)
