GEORGE STRAIT OPENED 60 YEARS OF COUNTRY MUSIC BY HONORING MERLE HAGGARD — AND FANS SAY THE KING CHOSE THE PERFECT FIRST NOTE
When the lights went down at the Ford Center in Frisco, Texas, the room was already filled with the weight of country music history. Fans had come to celebrate six decades of ACM Song of the Year winners, a journey through the voices, stories, and songs that helped shape the heart of the genre. But…