Merle Kilgore has been played on NTS in shows including Country Hayride, featured first on 28 May 2017. Songs played include Pinball Machine and More And More.

Wyatt Merle Kilgore (August 9, 1934 – February 6, 2005) was an American singer, songwriter, and manager.

Born in Chickasha, Oklahoma, he carried the guitar for Hank Williams at the Louisiana Hayride when he was fourteen. This would begin a close relationship with the Williams family that would last three generations. On April 07, 1986, he was named Executive Vice President and head of management of Hank Williams Jr. Enterprises.

Kilgore went on to a career as a country music…