ACM Awards
winners since
1965

Band of the Year (Touring)

• Winner Buckaroos
• Nominee Jimmy Bryant Trio
• Nominee Judy Lynn Band
• Nominee Sandy Knox's Showcases
• Nominee Strangers
• Nominee Tourists

Top Female Vocalist

• Winner Cathie Taylor
• Nominee Bobbie Gentry
• Nominee Bonnie Guitar
• Nominee Jody Miller
• Nominee Judy Lynn

Top Male Vocalist

• Winner Glen Campbell
• Nominee Billy Mize
• Nominee Jerry Wallace
• Nominee Merle Haggard
• Nominee Roger Miller

Top Vocal Group

• Winner Johnny & Jonie Mosby
• Nominee Canadian Sweethearts
• Nominee Chaparral Bros. Chaparral Bros
• Nominee Le Garde Twins
• Nominee Sons of the Pioneers

Most Promising Female Vocalist

• Winner Cheryl Poole
• Nominee Donna Fargo
• Nominee Judy West
• Nominee Linda Manning
• Nominee Sandy Knox

Most Promising Male Vocalist

• Winner Ray Sanders
• Nominee Cliff Crofford
• Nominee Eddie Fukano
• Nominee Glen Garrison
• Nominee Norm Forrest

Album of the Year

• Winner Glen Campbell & Bobbie Gentry Bobbie Gentry, Glen Campbell
• Nominee Best Of Buck Owens Buck Owens
• Nominee Mama Tried Merle Haggard
• Nominee The Best of Merle Haggard Merle Haggard
• Nominee Wichita Lineman Glen Campbell

Song of the Year

• Winner Wichita Lineman Glen Campbell
• Nominee Bonnie And Clyde Merle Haggard
• Nominee I Take A Lot Of Pride Merle Haggard
• Nominee Mama Tried Composer: Merle Haggard
• Nominee Only Daddy That'll Walk The Line Ivy J. Bryant (Composer)

Single Record of the Year

• Winner Little Green Apples Roger Miller
• Nominee Bonnie And Clyde Merle Haggard
• Nominee I Take A Lot Of Pride Merle Haggard
• Nominee Mama Tried Merle Haggard
• Nominee Wichita Lineman Glen Campbell

Bass

• Winner Red Wooten
• Nominee Bob Morris
• Nominee Cliff Crofford
• Nominee Dale Bennett
• Nominee Doyle Holly
• Nominee Hal Southern

Drums

• Winner Jerry Wiggins
• Nominee Biff Adams
• Nominee Junior Nichols
• Nominee Muddy Berry
• Nominee Pee Wee Adams

Fiddle

• Winner Billy Armstrong
• Nominee Carl Cotner
• Nominee Don Rich
• Nominee Harold Hensley
• Nominee Jimmy Bryant

Lead Guitar

• Winner Jimmy Bryant
• Nominee Al Bruno
• Nominee Glen Campbell
• Nominee James Burton
• Nominee Phil Baugh

Piano

• Winner Earl Ball
• Nominee Billy Liebert
• Nominee Clyde Griffin
• Nominee Glen Hardin
• Nominee Jimmy Pruett

Steel Guitar

• Winner Red Rhodes
• Nominee Bud Isaacs
• Nominee Buddy Emmons
• Nominee Noel Boggs
• Nominee Ralph Mooney

Radio Personality (Los Angeles)

• Winner Larry Scott
• Nominee Biff Collie
• Nominee Bob Jackson
• Nominee Dick Haynes
• Nominee Hugh Jarrett

Television Personality

• Winner Glen Campbell
• Nominee Billy Mize
• Nominee Buck Owens
• Nominee Cathie Taylor
• Nominee Johnny Bond

Band of the Year (Club)

• Winner Tennesseans
• Nominee Carl Cotner Band
• Nominee Detours
• Nominee Eddie Drake Band
• Nominee Starrouters

Country Nightclub of the Year - Metropolitan

• Winner Palomino - North Hollywood, CA
• Nominee Aces Club - City of Industry, CA
• Nominee Foothill Club - Long Beach, CA
• Nominee George's Roundup
• Nominee Nashville West - El Monte, CA

Country Nightclub of the Year - Regional

• Winner Golden Nugget - Las Vegas, NV
• Nominee Mr. Lucky's - Phoenix, AZ
• Nominee Nashville NV
• Nominee Nashville West - El Monte, CA
• Nominee The Mint - Hollywood, CA

Man of the Year

• Winner Tom Smothers

Pioneer Award

• Winner Art Satherly