1970 Country Music Association Awards

1970 Country Music Association Awards
1970 Country Music Association Awards
Date	October 14, 1970
Location	Ryman Auditorium, Nashville, Tennessee
Hosted by	Tennessee Ernie Ford
Most wins	Merle Haggard (4)
Most nominations	Merle Haggard (9)
Television/radio coverage
Network	NBC
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DateOctober 14, 1970

LocationRyman Auditorium, Nashville, Tennessee

Hosted byTennessee Ernie Ford

Most winsMerle Haggard (4)

The 1971 Country Music Association Awards, 4th Ceremony, was held on October 14, 1970, at the Ryman Auditorium, Nashville, Tennessee, and was hosted by Tennessee Ernie Ford.^[1]

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Entertainer of the Year	Album of the Year
Merle Haggard Glen Campbell Johnny Cash Roy Clark Charley Pride	Okie from Muskogee — Merle Haggard Hello Darlin' — Conway Twitty Hello, I'm Johnny Cash — Johnny Cash Just Plain Charley — Charley Pride The Fightin' Side of Me — Merle Haggard
Male Vocalist of the Year	Female Vocalist of the Year
Merle Haggard Johnny Cash Charley Pride Marty Robbins Conway Twitty	Tammy Wynette Lynn Anderson Loretta Lynn Dolly Parton Connie Smith
Vocal Group of the Year	Vocal Duo of the Year
Tompall & the Glaser Brothers The Carter Family Jack Blanchard & Misty Morgan The Osborne Brothers	Porter Wagoner and Dolly Parton Bill Anderson and Jan Howard Johnny Cash and June Carter Cash Don Gibson and Dottie West Merle Haggard and Bonnie Owens
Single of the Year	Song of the Year
"Okie from Muskogee" — Merle Haggard "Hello Darlin'" — Conway Twitty "(I'm So) Afraid of Losing You Again" — Charley Pride "My Woman, My Woman, My Wife" — Marty Robbins "The Fightin' Side of Me" — Merle Haggard	"Sunday Morning Coming Down" — Kris Kristofferson "Hello Darlin'" — Conway Twitty "My Woman, My Woman, My Wife" — Marty Robbins "Okie from Muskogee" — Merle Haggard "The Fightin' Side of Me" — Merle Haggard
Instrumental Group of the Year	Instrumentalist of the Year
Danny Davis and the Nashville Brass The Buckaroos The Stoneman Family The Strangers Wagon Masters	Jerry Reed Chet Atkins Roy Clark Floyd Cramer Merle Travis
Comedian of the Year
Roy Clark Archie Campbell Ben Colder Grandpa Jones Junior Samples

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