The 1979 Country Music Association Awards, 13th Ceremony, was held on October 8, 1979, at the Grand Ole Opry House, Nashville, Tennessee, and was hosted by CMA Award winner Kenny Rogers.
Winners and nominees Winners in Bold. Entertainer of the YearAlbum of the Year Willie Nelson Crystal Gayle Barbara Mandrell Kenny Rogers Statler Brothers The Gambler — Kenny Rogers Armed and Crazy — Johnny Paycheck One for The Road — Willie Nelson and Leon Russell Rose Colored Glasses — John Conlee The Originals — Statler BrothersMale Vocalist of the YearFemale Vocalist of the Year Kenny Rogers John Conlee Larry Gatlin Willie Nelson Don Williams Barbara Mandrell Janie Fricke Crystal Gayle Emmylou Harris Anne MurrayVocal Group of the YearVocal Duo of the Year The Statler Brothers Charlie Daniels Band Dave & Sugar The Kendalls The Oak Ridge Boys Kenny Rogers and Dottie West Conway Twitty and Loretta Lynn Jim Ed Brown and Helen Cornelius Johnny Duncan and Janie Fricke Waylon Jennings and Willie NelsonSingle of the YearSong of the Year "The Devil Went Down To Georgia" — Charlie Daniels Band "Amanda" — Waylon Jennings "If Loving You Is Wrong I Don't Want To Be Right" — Barbara Mandrell "The Gambler" — Kenny Rogers "You Needed Me" — Anne Murray "The Gambler" — Don Schlitz "Amanda" — Bob McDill "Every Which Way But Loose" — Milton Brown, Steven Dorff and Thomas Garrett "She Believes In Me" — Steve Gibb "Talking In Your Sleep" — Bobby R. Woods and Roger CookInstrumental Group of the YearInstrumentalist of the Year Charlie Daniels Band Asleep At the Wheel Danny Davis & The Nashville Brass Gatlin Family & Friends Chet Atkins and Les Paul Charlie Daniels Chet Atkins Roy Clark Buddy Emmons Charlie McCoy
Country Music Hall of Fame
Hubert Long Hank Snow
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