ACM Awards co-hosts Dolly Parton and Garth Brooks wished country legend Willie Nelson a happy 90th birthday on a call during the Texas-set ceremony.
From Beck to Keith Richards to, of course, Willie, the performances at this weekend’s tribute concert ranged from heartbreaking to side-splitting to just plain brilliant.
“Thank you, Dolly, for sending those beautiful flowers for my birthday,” Nelson said. “Garth, I guess your birthday gift is still on the way?”“I love all kinds of flowers, and plants, too,” Nelson added, referring toduring the show, performing Nelson’s 1978 hit with Waylon Jennings, “Mammas Don’t Let Your Babies Grow Up To Be Cowboys.”, turned into its big winner.
“You Should Probably Leave” singer Chris Stapletom won the evening’s top honor, entertainer of the year, at the end of the show. “I am shocked, truly,” Stapleton said. “By any imaginable metric, I don’t deserve this. … I’ve never thought of myself as somebody who would win this award.”
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