1997 ACADEMY OF
COUNTRY MUSIC AWARDS
by Sandra L. Toney
Posted 11:00pm MST, 4/23/97
- April 23, 1997 marked the 32nd annual Academy of Country
Music (ACM) awards broadcast live from Hollywood, California.
Hosted by George Strait, Crystal Bernard and Jeff Foxworthy,
the three hour awards show boasted performances by many of today's
top country music stars. The following awards were presented
(the winner of each award will be marked with an asterisk):
ENTERTAINER OF THE YEAR:
*Brooks and Dunn
- Garth Brooks
Alan Jackson
- Tim McGraw
- George Strait
ALBUM OF THE YEAR:
- "Blue" by LeAnn Rimes
- *"Blue Clear Sky" by George Strait
- "Borderline" by Brooks and Dunn
- "Time Marches On" by Tracy Lawrence
- "The Trouble with the Truth" by Patty Loveless
SINGLE RECORD OF THE YEAR:
- *"Blue" by LeAnn Rimes
- "Carried Away" by George Strait
- "My Maria" by Brooks and Dunn
- "Strawberry Wine" by Deana Carter
- "Time Marches On" by Tracy Lawrence
SONG OF THE YEAR:
- *"Blue" by LeAnn Rimes
- "Carried Away" by George Strait
- "My Maria" by Brooks and Dunn
- "Strawberry Wine" by Deana Carter
- "Time Marches On" by Tracy Lawrence
TOP MALE VOCALIST:
- Vince Gill
- Alan Jackson
- Collin Raye
- *George Strait
- Bryan White
TOP FEMALE VOCALIST:
- *Patty Loveless
- Reba McEntire
- LeAnn Rimes
- Shania Twain
- Trisha Yearwood
TOP NEW MALE VOCALIST:
- *Trace Adkins
- James Bonamy
- Kevin Sharp
TOP NEW FEMALE VOCALIST:
- Deana Carter
- Mindy McCready
- *LeAnn Rimes
TOP NEW VOCAL GROUP OR DUET:
- BR5-49
- Burnin' Daylight
- *Ricochet
TOP VOCAL GROUP:
- Blackhawk
- Lonestar
- The Mavericks
- Ricochet
- *Sawyer Brown
TOP VOCAL DUET:
- *Brooks and Dunn
- Jeff Foxworthy and Alan Jackson
- Lorrie Morgan and Jon Randall
- Marty Stuart and Travis Tritt
- Hank Williams Jr. and Hank Williams III
TOP COUNTRY VIDEO:
- "The Change" by Garth Brooks
- *"I Think About You" by Collin Raye
- "More Than You'll Ever Know" by Travis Tritt
- "My Maria" by Brooks and Dunn
- "She Never Looks Back" by Doug Supernaw
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