19th Music City News Country Awards

19th Music City News Country Awards
19th Music City News Country Awards
Date	June 11, 1985
Location	The Statlers (8)
Television/radio coverage
Network	Syndication

The 19th Music City News Country Awards was held on June 11, 1985, at the

The Statlers, and Mel Tillis

.

Winners and nominees

Winners are shown in bold.[1]

Entertainer of the Year	Album of the Year
The Statlers Alabama Barbara Mandrell The Oak Ridge Boys Ricky Skaggs	*The Statlers* Country Boy — Ricky Skaggs Long, Long Ago — Marty Robbins Oak Ridge Boys Roll On — Alabama
Female Artist of the Year	Male Artist of the Year
Reba McEntire Janie Fricke Loretta Lynn Barbara Mandrell Anne Murray	Lee Greenwood Gary Morris Ricky Skaggs George Strait Conway Twitty
Vocal Group of the Year	Vocal Duo of the Year
The Statlers Alabama Exile Oak Ridge Boys The Whites	The Judds Moe Bandy and Joe Stampley Ray Charles and Willie Nelson Lee Greenwood and Barbara Mandrell Dolly Parton and Kenny Rogers
Gospel Act of the Year	Bluegrass Act of the Year
The Hee Haw Gospel Quartet Amy Grant Christy Lane Barbara Mandrell The Oak Ridge Boys	Ricky Skaggs Tompall & the Glaser Brothers Emmylou Harris Hot Band Bill Monroe The Whites
Single of the Year	TV Series of the Year
"God Bless the U.S.A." — Lee Greenwood "I've Been Around Enough to Know" — John Schneider "Mama He's Crazy" — The Judds " The Statlers "When We Make Love" — Alabama	Nashville Now Austin City Limits Hee Haw Music City USA This Week in Country Music
Star of Tomorrow	Comedy Act of the Year
The Judds Exile Sawyer Brown John Schneider George Strait	The Statlers Moe Bandy and Joe Stampley Irlene Mandrell Shotgun Red Ray Stevens
TV Special of the Year	Video of the Year
Another Evening with the Statler Brothers – Heroes, Legends and Friends Barbara Mandrell: The Lady Is A Champ Loretta Lynn's Christmas Card Kenny & Dolly: Once Upon a Christmas This Year in Country Music	"The Statlers "All My Rowdy Friends Are Coming Over Tonight" — Hank Williams Jr. "God Bless the U.S.A." — Lee Greenwood "My Only Love" — The Statlers "Where's the Dress" — Moe Bandy and Joe Stampley
Living Legend Award
Barbara Mandrell

References

^ "Statlers, Mandrell capture top Music City News awards". The Gadsden Times. June 11, 1985.

[1] "Statlers, Mandrell capture top Music City News awards". The Gadsden Times. June 11, 1985.

Winners and nominees

See also

References