1973 Country Music Association Awards

1973 Country Music Association Awards
Date	October 15, 1973
Location	Ryman Auditorium, Nashville, Tennessee
Hosted by	Johnny Cash
Most wins	Charlie Rich (3)
Most nominations	Tom T. Hall Loretta Lynn (5 each)
Television/radio coverage
Network	CBS
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The 1973 Country Music Association Awards , 7th Ceremony, was held on October 15, 1973, at the Ryman Auditorium, Nashville, Tennessee, and was hosted by CMA Award winner Johnny Cash. ^[1] This was also the last CMA Awards ceremony to be held at the Ryman.

Winners and nominees

Winners in Bold. ^[2]

Entertainer of the Year	Album of the Year
Roy Clark Merle Haggard Tom T. Hall Loretta Lynn Charley Pride	Behind Closed Doors — Charlie Rich Entertainer of the Year — Loretta Lynn Louisiana Woman, Mississippi Man — Conway Twitty and Loretta Lynn           Satin Sheets — Jeanne Pruett The Storyteller — Tom T. Hall
Male Vocalist of the Year	Female Vocalist of the Year
Charlie Rich Merle Haggard Tom T. Hall Johnny Rodriguez Conway Twitty	Loretta Lynn Donna Fargo Jeanne Pruett Tanya Tucker Tammy Wynette
Vocal Group of the Year	Vocal Duo of the Year
Statler Brothers The Carter Family The Jordanaires The Osborne Brothers Tompall & the Glaser Brothers	Conway Twitty and Loretta Lynn Jack Greene and Jeannie Seely George Jones and Tammy Wynette Barbara Mandrell and David Houston Porter Wagoner and Dolly Parton
Single of the Year	Song of the Year
"Behind Closed Doors" — Charlie Rich "(Old Dogs, Children And) Watermelon Wine" — Tom T. Hall "Satin Sheets" — Jeanne Pruett "The Lord Knows I'm Drinking" — Cal Smith "Why Me" — Kris Kristofferson	"Behind Closed Doors" — Kenny O'Dell "It's Not Love (But It's Not Bad)" — Hank Cochran, Glenn Martin "(Old Dogs, Children And) Watermelon Wine" — Tom T. Hall "Satin Sheets" — John Volinkaty "Why Me" — Kris Kristofferson
Instrumental Group of the Year	Instrumentalist of the Year
Danny Davis and the Nashville Brass Chet Atkins and Jerry Reed Po' Boys The Strangers Wagon Masters	Charlie McCoy Chet Atkins Roy Clark Floyd Cramer Lloyd Green Jerry Reed

Hall of Fame

Country Music Hall of Fame Inductees [3]
Chet Atkins Patsy Cline

References

1. "Timeline". CMA Awards 2020 | Wednesday, Nov. 11 at 8|7c on ABC. Retrieved December 30, 2020.
2. "CMA Awards Past Winners & Nominees". CMA Awards 2020 | Wednesday, Nov. 11 at 8|7c on ABC. Retrieved December 30, 2020.
3. "Timeline | The 2019 CMA Awards – Wednesday, November 13th on ABC". 2019 CMA Awards | Wednesday, November 13 on ABC. Retrieved September 14, 2019.