About The Show
Voted on annually by the members of the Academy of Country Music, these awards showcase the very best talent in the country music genre. Your favorite country stars are sure to be out in full force.
The Nominees
Best Bandleader / Band
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Winner: The Buck Owen's Buckaroos
- Merle Haggard/The Strangers
- Jerry Inman
- Carl Cotner
- Billy Mize/The Tennesseans
Best Bass
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Winner:
Bob Moore - Doyle Holly
- Curly Harris
- Dale Bennett
- Don Pierce
Best Drums
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Winner:
Jerry Wiggins - Junior Nichols
- Muddy Berry
- Pee Wee Adams
- Willie Cantu
Best Fiddle
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Winner:
Billy Armstrong - Jimmy Bryant
Best Lead Guitar
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Winner:
Jimmy Bryant - Billy Strange
- Glen Campbell
- Phil Baugh
- Joe Maphis
Best Piano
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Winner:
Billy Liebert - Jimmy Pruitt
- Glen D. Hardin
- Clyde Griffin
- George French
Best Steel Guitar
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Winner:
Tom Brumley -
Winner:
Ralph Mooney - Fuzzy Owen
- Red Rhodes
- Noel Boggs
Best Television Personality
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Winner:
Billy Mize - Johnny Bond
- Cathy Taylor
- Molly Bee
- Rusty Draper
Country Music Man Of The Year
Female Vocalist Of The Year
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Winner:
Bonnie Guitar - Kaye Adams
- Molly Bee
- Jonie Mosby
- Bonnie Owens
Male Vocalist Of The Year
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Winner: Merle Haggard
- Buck Owens
- Roger Miller
- Wynn Stewart
- Tex Williams
- Glen Campbell
Most Promising Female Vocalist
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Winner:
Cathy Taylor - Faye Hardin
- Alice Rene
- Jeannie Black
- Betty Foster
Most Promising Male Vocalist
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Winner:
Billy Mize - Dick Curless
- Red Simpson
- Glenn Garrison
- Bobby Austin
- Eddy Downs
- Jerry Inman
Most Promising Vocal Group
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Winner:
Bob Morris & Faye Hardin - Bobby Durham & Jeanie O'Neal
- The LeGarde Twins
- Del Smart & Sue Smart
- The Leightons
Song Of The Year
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Winner:
Bobby Austin, Fuzzy Owen, Johnny Paycheck Apartment #9 - Buck Owens Waitin' In Your Welfare Line
- Merle Haggard The Bottle Let Me Down
- Merle Haggard Swinging Doors
- Roger Miller Husbands And Wives
- Billy Mize Terrible Tangled Web
Vocal Group Of The Year
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Winner:
Bonnie Owens & Merle Haggard - Everly Brothers
- Joe Maphis & Rose Lee Maphis
- Canadian Sweethearts
- Johnny Mosby & Jonie Mosby