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MUSICIAN OF THE YEAR

CHANGED FROM INSTRUMENTALIST OF THE YEAR IN 1988.
1967 Chet Atkins 1984 Chet Atkins 2001 Dann Huff
1968 Chet Atkins 1985 Chet Atkins 2002 Jerry Douglas
1969 Chet Atkins 1986 Johnny Gimble 2003 Randy Scruggs
1970 Jerry Reed 1987 Johnny Gimble 2004 Dann Huff
1971 Jerry Reed 1988 Chet Atkins 2005 Jerry Douglas
1972 Charlie McCoy 1989 Johnny Gimble 2006 Randy Scruggs
1973 Charlie McCoy 1990 Johnny Gimble 2007 Jerry Douglas
1974 Don Rich 1991 Mark O’Connor 2008 Mac McAnally PAST CMA AWARDS WINNERS
1975 Johnny Gimble 1992 Mark O’Connor 2009 Mac McAnally
1976 Hargus “Pig” Robbins 1993 Mark O’Connor 2010 Mac McAnally
1977 Roy Clark 1994 Mark O’Connor 2011 Mac McAnally ┴ Chet Atkins 1982 ┴ Mark O’Connor 1993
1978 Roy Clark 1995 Mark O’Connor 2012 Mac McAnally
1979 Charlie Daniels 1996 Mark O’Connor 2013 Mac McAnally
1980 Roy Clark 1997 Brent Mason 2014 Mac McAnally
1981 Chet Atkins 1998 Brent Mason 2015 Mac McAnally
1982 Chet Atkins 1999 Randy Scruggs 2016 Dann Huff
1983 Chet Atkins 2000 Hargus “Pig” Robbins
SONG OF THE YEAR

AWARD GOES TO SONGWRITER(S).
1967 “There Goes My Everything;” Dallas Frazier 1994 “Chattahoochee;” Alan Jackson and Jim
1968 “Honey;” Bobby Russell McBride
1969 “Carroll County Accident;” Bob Ferguson 1995 “Independence Day;” Gretchen Peters
1970 “Sunday Morning Coming Down;” Kris 1996 “Go Rest High On That Mountain;” Vince Gill
Kristofferson 1997 “Strawberry Wine;” Matraca Berg and Gary ┴ Dann Huff 2001 ┴ Mac McAnally 2008
1971 “Easy Loving;” Freddie Hart Harrison
1972 “Easy Loving;” Freddie Hart 1998 “Holes In The Floor Of Heaven;” Billy Kirsch
1973 “Behind Closed Doors;” Kenny O’Dell and Steve Wariner
1974 “Country Bumpkin;” Don Wayne 1999 “This Kiss;” Annie Roboff, Robin Lerner and
1975 “Back Home Again;” John Denver Beth Nielsen Chapman
1976 “Rhinestone Cowboy;” Larry Weiss 2000 “I Hope You Dance;” Mark D. Sanders and
1977 “Lucille;” Roger Bowling and Hal Bynum Tia Sillers
1978 “Don’t It Make My Brown Eyes Blue;” 2001 “Murder On Music Row;” Larry Cordle and
Richard Leigh Larry Shell
1979 “The Gambler;” Don Schlitz 2002 “Where Were You (When The World
1980 “He Stopped Loving Her Today;” Bobby Stopped Turning);” Alan Jackson
Braddock and Curly Putman 2003 “Three Wooden Crosses;” Doug Johnson
1981 “He Stopped Loving Her Today;” Bobby and Kim Williams
Braddock and Curly Putman 2004 “Live Like You Were Dying;” Tim Nichols and
1982 “Always On My Mind;” Johnny Christopher, Craig Wiseman
Wayne Carson and Mark James 2005 “Whiskey Lullaby;” Bill Anderson and Jon ┴ Gary Harrison and ┴ Steve Wariner and
1983 “Always On My Mind;” Johnny Christopher, Randall Matraca Berg 1997 Billy Kirsch 1998
Wayne Carson and Mark James 2006 “Believe;” Craig Wiseman and Ronnie Dunn
1984 “Wind Beneath My Wings;” Larry Henley 2007 “Give It Away;” Bill Anderson, Buddy
and Jeff Silbar Cannon and Jamey Johnson
1985 “God Bless The USA;” Lee Greenwood 2008 “Stay;” Jennifer Nettles
1986 “On The Other Hand;” Paul Overstreet and 2009 “In Color;” Jamey Johnson, Lee Thomas
Don Schlitz Miller and James Otto
1987 “Forever And Ever, Amen;” Paul Overstreet 2010 “The House That Built Me;” Tom Douglas
and Don Schlitz and Allen Shamblin
1988 “80’s Ladies;” K.T. Oslin 2011 “If I Die Young;” Kimberly Perry
1989 “Chiseled In Stone;” Max D. Barnes and Vern 2012 “Over You;” Miranda Lambert and Blake
Gosdin Shelton
1990 “Where’ve You Been;” Jon Vezner and Don 2013 “I Drive Your Truck;” Jessie Alexander,
Henry Connie Harrington and Jimmy Yeary
1991 “When I Call Your Name;” Vince Gill and Tim 2014 “Follow Your Arrow;” Kacey Musgraves
DuBois 2015 “Girl Crush;” Liz Rose, Lori McKenna and ┴ Doug Johnson and Kim Williams 2003 ┴ Craig Wiseman
1992 “Look At Us;” Vince Gill and Max D. Barnes Hillary Lindsey and Tim Nichols
1993 “I Still Believe In You;” Vince Gill and John 2016 “Humble and Kind;” Lori McKenna 2004
Barlow Jarvis

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