1980 Country Music Association Awards

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1980 Country Music Association Awards
DateOctober 13, 1980
Location
Larry Gatlin & The Gatlin Brothers (4 each)
Television/radio coverage
NetworkCBS
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The 1980

Grand Ole Opry House, Nashville, Tennessee, and was hosted by CMA Award winners Mac Davis and Barbara Mandrell.[1]

Winners and nominees

Winners in Bold.[2]

Entertainer of the Year Album of the Year
  • Barbara Mandrell
    • Charlie Daniels Band
    • Larry Gatlin & The Gatlin Brothers    
    • Willie Nelson
    • Kenny Rogers
  • Coal Miner's Daughter (Original Motion Pict. Soundtrack) Various Artists
    • Just Good Ol' Boys Joe Stampley and Moe Bandy
    • Kenny Kenny Rogers
    • Roses In The Snow Emmylou Harris
    • There's A Little Bit Of Hank In Me Charley Pride
Male Vocalist of the Year Female Vocalist of the Year
  • George Jones
    • John Conlee
    • Willie Nelson
    • Kenny Rogers
    • Don Williams
  • Emmylou Harris
    • Crystal Gayle
    • Loretta Lynn
    • Barbara Mandrell
    • Anne Murray
Vocal Group of the Year Vocal Duo of the Year
  • Statler Brothers
    • Alabama
    • Charlie Daniels Band
    • Larry Gatlin & The Gatlin Brothers
    • Oak Ridge Boys
  • Moe Bandy and Joe Stampley
    • Conway Twitty and Loretta Lynn
    • George Jones and Tammy Wynette
    • Janie Fricke and Johnny Duncan
    • Jim Ed Brown and Helen Cornelius
Single of the Year Song of the Year
  • "He Stopped Loving Her Today" George Jones
    • "All The Gold In California" Larry Gatlin & The Gatlin Brothers
    • "Coward Of The County" Kenny Rogers
    • "Good Ole Boys Like Me" Don Williams
    • "In America" Charlie Daniels Band
  • "He Stopped Loving Her Today" Bobby Braddock and Curly Putman
    • "Coward Of The County" Billy Edd Wheeler and Roger Bowling
    • "Good Ole Boys Like Me" Bob McDill
    • "In America" Charlie Daniels, John Thomas Crain, William Joe DiGregorio, Fred Edwards, Charles Hayward and James Marshall
    • "You Decorated My Life" Bob Morrison and Debbie Hupp
Instrumental Group of the Year Instrumentalist of the Year
  • Charlie Daniels Band
    • Alabama
    • Asleep At The Wheel
    • Larry Gatlin & The Gatlin Brothers
    • Oak Ridge Boys Band
  • Roy Clark
    • Chet Atkins
    • Floyd Cramer
    • Johnny Gimble
    • Charlie McCoy

Hall of Fame

Country Music Hall of Fame Inductees
  • Johnny Cash
  • Connie B. Gay
  • Sons of the Pioneers

References

  1. ^ "Timeline". CMA Awards 2020 | Wednesday, Nov. 11 at 8|7c on ABC. Retrieved 2020-12-30.
  2. ^ "CMA Awards Past Winners & Nominees". CMA Awards 2020 | Wednesday, Nov. 11 at 8|7c on ABC. Retrieved 2020-12-30.