(Photos by David Kaffie)

Our spies just happened to be out tonight (6/25) and caught up with country music bad ass and legend MERLE HAGGARD. MERLE was entering the Ryman Auditorium artist entrance to take the stage for the once-in-a-lifetime concert. Our spies also found JOHN ANDERSON and later on MERLE ’s BFF CHER (don’t laugh at the terrible photo, but that is the back of CHER’s head peaking over the guy’s shoulder) arriving to pay their respects to the legend. The Ryman only seats 2,362 so you know every seat was good. Give ‘em hell MERLE.