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1997 COUNTRY MUSIC ASSOCIATION AWARDS
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by Sandra L. Toney
September 24, 1997 marked the 31st annual Country Music Association
(CMA) awards broadcast live from Nashville, Tennessee. Hosted
by Vince Gill, 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 & Dunn
- *Garth Brooks
- Vince Gill
- Alan Jackson
- George Strait
MALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR:
- Vince Gill
- Alan Jackson
- Collin Raye
- *George Strait
- Bryan White
FEMALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR:
- Deana Carter
- Patty Loveless
- LeAnn Rimes
- Pam Tillis
- *Trish Yearwood
HORIZON AWARD:
- Trace Adkins
- Deana Carter
- Terri Clark
- *LeAnn Rimes
- Lee Ann Womack
VOCAL GROUP OF THE YEAR:
- Alabama
- *Diamond Rio
- The Mavericks
- Ricochet
- Sawyer Brown
VOCAL DUO OF THE YEAR:
- Bellamy Brothers
- *Brooks & Dunn
- Raybon Bros.
- Thrasher Shiver
- John & Audry Wiggins
ALBUM OF THE YEAR:
- "Blue" by LeAnn Rimes
- *"Carrying Your Love With Me" by George Strait
- "Did I Shave My Legs For This? by Deana Carter
- "Everybody Knows" by Trisha Yearwood
- "Everything I Love" by Alan Jackson
SINGLE OF THE YEAR:
- Carried Away by George Strait
- All the Good Ones Are Gone by Pam Tillis
- It's Your Love by Tim McGraw and Faith Hill
- One Night At A Time by George Strait
- *Strawberry Wine by Deana Carter
VOCAL EVENT OF THE YEAR:
- CDB, John Berry, Hal Ketchem --Long Haired Country Boy
- Clint Black, Martina McBride -- Still Holdin' On
- George Jones, Kathy Mattea -- You've Got A Friend In Me
- Lee Roy Parnell & Farfield -- 4 John the Revelator
- *Tim McGraw, Faith Hill -- It's Your Love
SONG OF THE YEAR:
- All the Good Ones Are Gone
- Blue
- Butterfly Kisses
- *Strawberry Wine
- Time Marches On
MUSIC VIDEO OF THE YEAR:
- *455 Rocket by Kathy Mattea
- All the Good Ones Are Gone by Pam Tillis
- Every Light In the House by Trace Adkins
- It's Your Love by Tim McGraw and Faith Hill
- Strawberry Wine by Deana Carter
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