23rd Academy of Country Music Awards

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23rd Academy of Country Music Awards
DateMarch 21, 1988
Location Knott's Berry Farm, Buena Park, California
Hosted by Reba McEntire
Hank Williams Jr.
Most awards Randy Travis (3)
Most nominations Randy Travis
Hank Williams Jr. (6 each)
Television/radio coverage
Network NBC
  22nd  · ACM ·  24th  

The 23rd Academy of Country Music Awards ceremony was held on March 21, 1988, at Knott's Berry Farm, Buena Park, California. It was hosted by Reba McEntire and Hank Williams Jr.. This would be the last ACM Awards show to be held at Knott's Berry Farm. [1]

Contents

Winners and nominees

Winners are shown in bold. [2]

Entertainer of the YearAlbum of the Year
Top Female Vocalist of the YearTop Male Vocalist of the Year
Top Vocal Group of the YearTop Vocal Duo of the Year
Single Record of the YearSong of the Year
Top New Male VocalistTop New Female Vocalist
Video of the Year
Pioneer Award

Performers

Performer(s)Song(s)
Hank Williams Jr. Medley
"Born to Boogie"
"All My Rowdy Friends Are Coming Over Tonight"
Larry Boone
K.T. Oslin
New Artist Medley #1
"You Don't Know Me"
"I Saw the Light"
Tanya Tucker "If It Don't Come Easy"
Dwight Yoakam
Buck Owens
"Streets of Bakersfield"
Restless Heart "Hummingbird"
Nancy Griffith
Jo-El Sonnier
New Artist Medley #2
"The Pill"
"Jambalaya (On the Bayou)"
The Judds "Old Pictures"
Merle Haggard "Twinkle, Twinkle Lucky Star"
Dana McVicker
Marty Haggard
New Artist Medley #3
"I'm Sorry"
"I Love You a Thousand Ways"
Moe Bandy "Americana"
Reba McEntire "A Sunday Kind of Love"
k.d. lang
Ricky Van Shelton
New Artist Medley #4
"Life's Railway to Heaven"
"I Can't Help It (If I'm Still in Love with You)"
Alabama "Fallin' Again"
Lyle Lovett
Libby Hurley
New Artist Medley #5
"Stand by Your Man"
"Right or Wrong"
Hank Williams Jr.
Reba McEntire
"Hey, Good Lookin'"

Presenters

Presenter(s)Notes
Randy Travis
Ann Jillian
Top Vocal Duo of the Year
Marie Osmond
Robert Conrad
Single Record of the Year
Eddie Rabbitt
Stepfanie Kramer
Video of the Year
Mickey Gilley
Jessica Walter
Top Female Vocalist of the Year
Steve Wariner
Markie Post
Charley Pride
Song of the Year
Holly Dunn
John Davidson
Kathy Mattea
Top Vocal Group of the Year
Roy Clark Presented Pioneer Award to Roger Miller
The Bellamy Brothers
Sandy Duncan
Top Male Vocalist of the Year
Sweethearts of the Rodeo
Exile
Top New Male Vocalist
Top New Female Vocalist
T.G. Sheppard
Deidre Hall
Earl Thomas Conley
Album of the Year
Carl Perkins Entertainer of the Year

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References

  1. "The 23rd Annual Academy of Country Music Awards". imdb. Retrieved January 23, 2023.
  2. "Winners database". ACM Country. Retrieved November 28, 2022.