CHAMPAIGN, ILLINOIS – Portrait of country singer Willie Nelson at Memorial Stadium at the University of Illinois – Champaign for the first Farm Aid Concert in Champaign, Illinois, September 22, 1985. (Photo by Paul Natkin/Getty Images)
Musician Willie Nelson attends 24th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards on April 10, 1989 at Disney Studios in Burbank, California. (Photo by Ron Galella, Ltd./Ron Galella Collection via Getty Images)
ST. PAUL, MN. – Willie Nelson performs in concert Wednesday, May 26, 1976, at the St. Paul Civic Center in St. Paul, Minn. Minneapolis Star photo by Tom Sweeney. (Photo by Tom Sweeney/Star Tribune via Getty Images)
MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA – SEPTEMBER 20: Willie Nelson performs in concert during the 40th Farm Aid at Huntington Bank Stadium on September 20, 2025 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. (Photo by Gary Miller/Getty Images)
NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE – NOVEMBER 19: EDITORIAL USE ONLY Chris Stapleton performs onstage during the 59th Annual CMA Awards at Bridgestone Arena on November 19, 2025 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Astrida Valigorsky/WireImage)
NEW YORK, NY – JUNE 12: Honoree Mark James attends Songwriters Hall of Fame 45th Annual Induction And Awards at Marriott Marquis Theater on June 12, 2014 in New York City. (Photo by Gary Gershoff/Getty Images for Songwriters Hall Of Fame)
ATLANTA – FEBRUARY 17: Country singer Waylon Jennings performs at Alex Cooley's Capri Ballroom on February 17, 1979 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Tom Hill/Getty Images)
