▁number ▁of ▁music ▁videos ▁by ▁the ▁country ▁music ian ▁and ▁West ▁Virginia ▁native ▁Brad ▁P ais ley . ▁He ▁was ▁also ▁featured ▁on ▁several ▁of ▁P ais ley ' s ▁albums ▁in ▁bonus ▁comedy ▁tracks , ▁along ▁with ▁other ▁O pr y ▁main st ays ▁such ▁as ▁George ▁Jones ▁and ▁Bill ▁Anderson . ▁They ▁were ▁collect ively ▁referred ▁to ▁as ▁the ▁K ung - P ao ▁Buck aro os . ▁ ▁With ▁the ▁death ▁of ▁H ank ▁Lock lin ▁in ▁March ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁Dick ens ▁became ▁the ▁oldest ▁living ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Grand ▁Ole ▁O pr y , ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 9 0 . ▁He ▁made ▁regular ▁appearances ▁as ▁a ▁host ▁at ▁the ▁O pr y , ▁often ▁with ▁the ▁self - de prec ating ▁jo ke ▁that ▁he ▁is ▁also ▁known ▁as ▁" Will ie ▁Nelson ▁after ▁tax es ," ▁playing ▁on ▁his ▁res embl ance ▁to ▁Nelson ▁in ▁his ▁later ▁years , ▁Nelson ' s ▁highly ▁public ized ▁problems ▁with ▁the ▁In ternal ▁Re venue ▁Service , ▁and ▁Dick ens ' s ▁own ▁short ▁stat ure . ▁At ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁C MA ▁Awards , ▁Dick ens ▁was ▁dressed ▁as ▁Justin ▁B ie ber ▁and ▁made ▁fun ▁of ▁B ie ber ' s ▁current ▁pat ern ity ▁sc andal . ▁ ▁Death ▁Dick ens ▁was ▁hospital ized ▁after ▁a ▁stroke ▁on ▁December ▁ 2 5 , ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁days ▁after ▁his ▁last ▁appearance ▁on ▁the ▁O pr y