1975 Country Music Association Awards

1975 Country Music Association Awards
Date	October 13, 1975
Location	Grand Ole Opry House, Nashville, Tennessee
Hosted by	Glen Campbell Charley Pride
Most wins	John Denver (2)
Most nominations	John Denver (5)
Television/radio coverage
Network	CBS
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The 1975 Country Music Association Awards , 9th Ceremony, was held on October 13, 1975, at the Grand Ole Opry House, Nashville, Tennessee, and was hosted by CMA Award winners Glen Campbell and Charley Pride. ^[1]

Winners and nominees

Winners in Bold. ^[2]

Entertainer of the Year	Album of the Year
John Denver Waylon Jennings Loretta Lynn Ronnie Milsap Conway Twitty	A Legend in My Time — Ronnie Milsap An Evening with John Denver — John Denver Before the Next Teardrop Falls — Freddy Fender           Feelins' — Conway Twitty and Loretta Lynn The Ramblin' Man — Waylon Jennings Rhinestone Cowboy — Glen Campbell
Male Vocalist of the Year	Female Vocalist of the Year
Waylon Jennings John Denver Freddy Fender Ronnie Milsap Conway Twitty	Dolly Parton Jessi Colter Loretta Lynn Linda Ronstadt Tanya Tucker
Vocal Group of the Year	Vocal Duo of the Year
Statler Brothers Asleep at the Wheel Four Guys The Osborne Brothers Pointer Sisters	Conway Twitty and Loretta Lynn Jack Greene and Jeannie Seely George Jones and Tammy Wynette Mel Tillis and Sherry Bryce Porter Wagoner and Dolly Parton
Single of the Year	Song of the Year
"Before the Next Teardrop Falls" — Freddy Fender "(Hey Won't You Play) Another Somebody Done Somebody Wrong Song" — B. J. Thomas "I'm Not Lisa" — Jessi Colter "Rhinestone Cowboy" — Glen Campbell "Thank God I'm a Country Boy" — John Denver	"Back Home Again" — John Denver "Before the Next Teardrop Falls" — Ben Peters, Vivian Keith "(Hey Won't You Play) Another Somebody Done Somebody Wrong Song" — Chips Moman, Larry Butler "I'm Not Lisa" — Jessi Colter "Rainy Day Woman" — Waylon Jennings
Instrumental Group of the Year	Instrumentalist of the Year
Roy Clark and Buck Trent Danny Davis and the Nashville Brass The Earl Scruggs Revue Po' Boys Twitty Birds	Johnny Gimble Chet Atkins Roy Clark Charlie McCoy Jerry Reed

Hall of Fame

Country Music Hall of Fame Inductees [3]
Minnie Pearl

Performers

Artist(s)	Song(s)
Charley Pride	"Kiss an Angel Good Mornin'"
Freddy Fender	"Before the Next Teardrop Falls"
Dolly Parton	"Love Is Like a Butterfly"
Loretta Lynn	"Coal Miner's Daughter"
Glen Campbell	"Rhinestone Cowboy"
Conway Twitty Joni Lee	"Don't Cry, Joni"
Mickey Gilley Gary Stewart Ronnie Milsap	Piano Players Medley "Bouquet of Roses" "She's Actin' Single (I'm Drinkin' Doubles)" "Daydreams About Night Things" "How I Love Them Old Songs"
Willie Nelson	"Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain"
Chet Atkins	Patriotic Medley "Yankee Doodle Dixie" "Battle Hymn of the Republic" "America the Beautiful"

Presenters

Presenter(s)	Award
Mac Davis Bobby Goldsboro	Female Vocalist of the Year
Anne Murray Johnny Rodriguez	Vocal Duo of the Year
Pee Wee King Freddie Hart	Vocal Group of the Year
Lynn Anderson Mel Tillis	Album of the Year
Donna Fargo George Jones	Song of the Year
Tammy Wynette Tanya Tucker	Male Vocalist of the Year
Porter Wagoner Mac Wiseman	Instrumental Group of the Year
Billy "Crash" Craddock Minnie Pearl	Single of the Year
Bill Anderson Bobby Bare	Instrumentalist of the Year
Tennessee Ernie Ford	Presented Country Music Hall of Fame Induction of Minnie Pearl
Charlie Rich	Entertainer of the Year

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.