The 1997 CMA Awards
The Country
Music Association Awards was presented on Wednesday, September 24 from the Grand Ole Opry
in Nashville, TN. Did you miss the awards on TV? This year, for the very first time, the
CMA Awards were a coordinated, multi-media extravaganza with cutting-edge, exclusive
Internet coverage including:
- EXCLUSIVE webcam coverage starting on SATURDAY September 20
and not stopping until 5 AM on THURSDAY, September 25! 6 full days of
coverage!
- EXCLUSIVE CHAT and personal interviews with the award nominees - ONLY
for the 'Net!
- EXCLUSIVE all-access backstage access THROUGHOUT the show!
- EXCLUSIVE coverage of the CMA Golf Tournament!
- EXCLUSIVE webcam coverage of the record companies' parties following
the Awards!
- EXCLUSIVE trivia contest -- WIN STUFF!
- STREAMING audio!
- STREAMING video!
- STREAMING web animation!
Check out the official CMA awards Website at:
http://www.cma-awards97.com/
Winners & Nominees for the
1997 Country Music Association Awards
ENTERTAINER OF THE YEAR
Brooks & Dunn
Winner: Garth Brooks
Vince Gill
Alan Jackson
George Strait
FEMALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR
Deana Carter
Patty Loveless
LeAnn Rimes
Pam Tillis
Winner: Trisha Yearwood
MALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR
Vince Gill
Alan Jackson
Collin Raye
Winner: George Strait
Bryan White
SINGLE OF THE YEAR (for singer)
``All the Good Ones Are Gone,'' Pam Tillis
``Carried Away,'' George Strait
``It's Your Love,'' Tim McGraw (with Faith Hill)
``One Night at a Time,'' George Strait
Winner: ``Strawberry Wine,'' Deana Carter
ALBUM OF THE YEAR
``Blue,'' by LeAnn Rimes
Winner: ``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
HORIZON AWARD (for career progress)
Trace Adkins
Deana Carter
Terri Clark
Winner: LeAnn Rimes
Lee Ann Womack
VOCAL GROUP OF THE YEAR
Alabama
Winner: Diamond Rio
The Mavericks
Ricochet
Sawyer Brown
VOCAL DUO OF THE YEAR
Bellamy Brothers
Winner: Brooks & Dunn
Raybon Brothers
Thrasher Shiver
John & Audrey Wiggins
MUSIC VIDEO OF THE YEAR
Winner: ``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 (with Faith Hill)
``Strawberry Wine,'' by Deana Carter
SONG OF THE YEAR (for songwriter)
``All the Good Ones are Gone,'' by Dean Dillon, Bob
McDill
``Blue,'' by Bill Mack
``Butterfly Kisses,'' by Bob Carlisle, Randy Thomas
Winner: ``Strawberry Wine,'' by Matraca Berg, Gary Harrison
``Time Marches On,'' by Bobby Braddock
VOCAL EVENT OF THE YEAR
The Charlie Daniels Band with John Berry & Hal
Ketchum for ``Long Haired Country Boy''
Clint Black and Martina McBride for ``Still Holding On''
George Jones and Kathy Mattea for ``You've Got a Friend in Me''
Lee Roy Parnell and The Fairfield Four for ``John the Revelator''
Winner: Tim McGraw and Faith Hill for ``It's Your Love''
MUSICIAN OF THE YEAR
Eddie Bayers
Paul Franklin
Winner: Brent Mason
Matt Rollings
Brent Rowan
Official CMA Awards Website
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