Buck Owens salute

Dwight Yoakam, ZZ Top guitarist and vocalist Billy Gibbons, Brad Paisley, Buddy Alan (son of Buck & Bonnie Owens), original Buck Owens & The Buckaroos steel guitarist Tom Brumley, Chris Hillman (The Byrds) and blink-182/+44 drummer Travis Barker will all play together in the tribute at Tuesday's show. Vince Vaughn will introduce the segment.

Owens, a country music legend who had 21 number 1 country hits died March 25. He was the Academy of Country Music's very first Top Male Vocalist winner, in 1965; he was also honored with the Academy's most respected honor, the Pioneer Award, in 1988.

"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, Academy of Country Music. "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."