“Musically, this will honor Willie and Kris’ music, it will honor probably Merle’s most famous song and then it’s going to end with the four of them together. I won’t say it’s not predictable, but it will be classic,” Producer Ken Ehrlich says.
Merle Haggard, Kris Kristofferson, Willie Nelson and Blake Shelton will share the stage at the upcoming Grammy Awards to pay homage to their roots in Oklahoma and Texas.
This will be Haggard’s first-ever performance on the show, according to the Recording Academy. The Grammy Awards will air live on CBS on Jan. 26.
Producer Ken Ehrlich is keeping the details of the segment under wraps, but he did tell CMT.com that bringing the four stars together was “just too good to pass up.”
Ehrlich said he wanted the Grammys to get involved in relief efforts after Oklahoma and Texas were ravaged by tornadoes in May. The idea to bring Nelson on board occurred when Ehrlich saw him play at the Hollywood Bowl in August.
Around the same time, Kristofferson had been chosen to receive the Grammy’s Lifetime Achievement Award, which will be presented in a private ceremony the night before the Grammy Awards. In addition, Kristofferson’s 1970 album, simply titled Kristofferson, was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame this year.
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