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The Academy of Country Music (ACM) was founded in 1964 in Nashville, Tennessee. It was originally called the Country & Western Music Academy; and was formed by people who wanted to share their love of Country music.In 1965, the first annual awards ceremony was held. Buck Owens won for Top Male Vocalist and Bonnie Owens won for Top Female Vocalist. Merle Haggard was named Top New Male Vocalist and Kaye Adams was named Top New Female Vocalist.
1 Awards
The most prestigious awards are for Artist of the Decade and Entertainer of the Year. There are a number of other awards to recognize male and female vocalists, albums, videos, songs and musicians. An award is presented in recognition of achievement in the previous year. An award presented in 1999 is for achievement in 1998, i.e., the "1998" award.
2 Artist of the Decade
- 1990s Garth Brooks
- 1980s Alabama
- 1970s Loretta LynnLoretta Lynn (born April 14, 1935) is an American country singer. She was born in Butcher Hollow, a small community in Johnson County, Kentucky, and was married at age 13 to "Mooney" Lynn, with whom she had four children by the time she was 17. She has re
- 1960sCenturies: 19th century 20th century 21st century Decades: 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s Years: 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 Events and trends The 1960s was a turbulent decade of change around Marty RobbinsMarty Robbins ( September 26 1925 December 8, 1982), born Martin David Robinson near Glendale, Arizona, served in the United States Navy during World War II and went on to become an immensely popular singing star of the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville, Tennes
3 Entertainer of the Year
- 2001See also 2000 in music, other events of 2001, 2002 in music, 2000s in music and the list of 'years in music' Events January 1 Hum disbands. January/ February Rush records Vapor Trails which was released on May 14, 2002. February CFXJ Flow 93. 5 , Canada's Brooks & DunnBrooks & Dunn are a country music singer/songwriter duo, one of the most successful in the history of country music. They debuted in 1991 and have since won the Vocal Duo Award of the Country Music Association nearly every year (1992 through 2004 except 2
- 2000See also 1999 in music, other events of 2000, 2001 in music, 2000s in music and the list of 'years in music' Events January 14 Rolling Stone magazine reveals that the two children of Melissa Etheridge and her partner, Julie Cypher, were fathered by David Dixie ChicksThe Dixie Chicks is a country music group, formed in 1989 in Dallas, Texas. Group History The original members of the Dixie Chicks were the sisters Martie Erwin and Emily Erwin, Laura Lynch and Robin Lynn Macy. Martie and Emily have married and their name
- 1999 Shania TwainShania Twain (born August 28, 1965) is a Canadian singer and songwriter. Born Eileen Regina Edwards in Windsor, Ontario, she changed her name to Shania which is an Ojibwa Indian word meaning "I'm on my way". Twain is the surname of her adoptive father Jer
- 1998 Garth Brooks
- 1996 Brooks & Dunn
- 1995 Brooks & Dunn
- 1994 Reba McEntire
- 1993 Garth Brooks
- 1992 Garth Brooks
- 1991 Garth Brooks
- 1990 Garth Brooks
- 1989 George Strait
- 1988 Hank Williams Jr.
- 1987 Hank Williams Jr.
- 1986 Hank Williams Jr.
- 1985 Alabama
- 1984 Alabama
- 1983 Alabama
- 1982 Alabama
- 1981 Alabama
- 1980 Barbara Mandrell
- 1979 Willie Nelson
- 1978 Kenny Rogers
- 1977 Dolly Parton
- 1976 Mickey Gilley
- 1975 Loretta Lynn
- 1974 Mac Davis
- 1973 Roy Clark
- 1972 Roy Clark
- 1971 Freddie Hart
- 1970 Merle Haggard
