The 18th Annual Billboard Country Music Awards

Featuring Roy Acuff, Buck Owens, Minnie Pearl, Roy Drusky, Del Reeves, and Norma Jean. Also featuring Merle Haggard, Tex Ritter, Connie Smith, Mrs. Jim Reeves, Hank Cochran, Wesley Rose, Roger Miller, along with Frances Preston, TN Gov. Frank Clement, and Jim Henson's Muppets.