1995 COUNTRY MUSIC ACADEMY AWARDS

October 4, 1995 marked the 29th annual CMA awards at the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville, Tennessee. Vince Gill hosted the prestigious awards ceremony. The following awards were given in numerous categories: The winner of the award will be marked with an asterik.


ENTERTAINER OF THE YEAR:

Brooks & Dunn

Garth Brooks

Vince Gill

*Alan Jackson

Reba McEntire

 

FEMALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR:

Mary Chapin Carpenter

*Alison Krauss

Patty Loveless

Reba McEntire

Pam Tillis

 

 

MALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR:

John Berry

*Vince Gill

Alan Jackson

John Michael Montgomery

George Strait

 

 

SINGLE OF THE YEAR (FOR SINGER):

"Any Man of Mine" by Shania Twain

"Baby Likes to Rock It" by The Tractors

"Gone Country" by Alan Jackson

"The Keeper of the Stars" by Tracy Byrd

*"When You Say Nothing At All" by Alison Krauss & Union Station

 

 

ALBUM OF THE YEAR:

"John Michael Montgomery" by John Michael Montgomery

"Lead On" by George Strait

*"When Fallen Angels Fly" by Patty Loveless

"When Love Finds You" by Vince Gill

"Who I Am" by Alan Jackson

 

 

HORIZON AWARD (BEST NEW ARTIST):

David Ball

John Berry

Faith Hill

*Alison Krauss

Shania Twain

 

 

VOCAL GROUP OF THE YEAR:

Blackhawk

Diamond Rio

*The Mavericks

Sawyer Brown

Shenandoah

 

 

VOCAL DUO OF THE YEAR:

Bellamy Brothers

*Brooks & Dunn

Brother Phelps

Sweethearts of the Rodeo

John & Audrey Wiggins

 

 

MUSIC VIDEO OF THE YEAR:

"Any Man of Mine" by Shania Twain

*"Baby Likes to Rock It" by The Tractors

"I Don't Even Know Your Name" by Alan Jackson

"The Red Strokes" by Garth Brooks

"When Love Finds You" by Vince Gill

 

 

SONG OF THE YEAR (FOR SONGWRITER):

"Don't Take the Girl" by Craig Martin, Larry Johnson

"Gone Country" by Bob McDill

"How Can I Help You Say Goodbye" by Burton Banks Collins, Karen Taylor-Good

*"Independence Day" by Gretchen Peters

"Thinkin' Problem" by David Ball, Allen Shamblin, Stuart Ziff

 

 

VOCAL EVENT OF THE YEAR:

"Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word" by Chet Atkins and Suzy Bogguss

"A Good Year for the Roses" by George Jones and Alan Jackson

"One" by George Jones and Tammy Wynette

*"Somewhere in the Vicinity of the Heart" by Shenandoah and Alison Krauss

"Workin' Man Blues" by Diamond Rio, Lee Roy Parnell, and Steve Wariner

 

 

MUSICIAN OF THE YEAR:

Eddie Bayers, drums

Paul Franklin, steel guitar

Brent Mason, guitar

*Mark O'Conner, fiddle

Matt Rollings, keyboards


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