The Boot Staff

The connection between a country music legend and the football icon is a surprising one.

Nelson's trademark braids make him one of the most instantly recognizable celebrities in the world -- but he looked a little (okay, a lot) different in his early years.

Lively conversation, mindful reflection and a few helpings of good ol' gossip would add up to one perfect holiday.

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Celebrate the good times!

Nothing beats a cool country soundtrack to crank up while you're exploring those wide-open spaces in your chosen mode of transportation.

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When your head gives a song more spins than your local radio station, that song becomes what's called an "earworm."

"Summertime, and the livin' is easy" -- so goes the old American standard.

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"It's the stories of our life ..."

On May 7, 1949, Williams earned his first No. 1 hit, with "Lovesick Blues."