Music stars from all genres will unite at the Academy of Country Music Awards as a tribute to late country great Buck Owens.

Dwight Yoakam, ZZ Top guitarist and vocalist Billy Gibbons, Brad Paisley, Owen’s son Buddy Alan, Owen’s original guitarist Tom Brumley, Chris Hillman and Blink-182 drummer Travis Barker will play together in the tribute. Vince Vaughn will introduce the segment.

“Losing Buck Owens was a real blow to this community, and we wanted to do something special to show the world just how important he was to country music,” said Bob Romeo, Executive Director of the ACM. “We’ve gotten some fantastic artists together, from all different musical genres, and they’re going to honor the man with a musical performance you will never forget.”

Owens died on March 25. He was the ACM’s first Top Male Vocalist winner in 1965; he was also honored with the Pioneer Award in 1988.

The ACM Awards will be broadcast live from the MGM Grand on CBS May 23 at 8 p.m. ET/PT.






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