8th Academy of Country and Western Music Awards

8th Academy of Country and Western Music Awards
8th Academy of Country and Western Music Awards
Date	February 26, 1973
Location	Knott's Berry Farm, Buena Park, California
Hosted by	Dick Clark
Most wins	Donna Fargo (4)
Most nominations	Merle Haggard (6)
Television/radio coverage
Network	ABC
	← 7th · ACM · 9th →

DateFebruary 26, 1973

LocationKnott's Berry Farm, Buena Park, California

Hosted byDick Clark

Most winsDonna Fargo (4)

The 8th Academy of Country and Western Music Awards ceremony was held on February 26, 1973, at Knott's Berry Farm, Buena Park, California. It was hosted by Dick Clark.

Entertainer of the Year	Album of the Year
Roy Clark Merle Haggard Freddie Hart Loretta Lynn Charley Pride	The Happiest Girl in the Whole U.S.A. — Donna Fargo Baby Don't Get Hooked On Me — Mac Davis Best of the Best — Merle Haggard Bless Your Heart — Freddie Hart It's Not Love (But It's Not Bad) — Merle Haggard Let Me Tell You About a Song — Merle Haggard
Top Female Vocalist of the Year	Top Male Vocalist of the Year
Donna Fargo Loretta Lynn Anne Murray Dolly Parton Susan Raye	Merle Haggard Tony Booth Freddie Hart Ray Price Charley Pride Conway Twitty
Single Record of the Year	Song of the Year
"The Happiest Girl In the Whole USA" — Donna Fargo "If You Leave Me Tonight I'll Cry" — Jerry Wallace "It's Four in the Morning" — Faron Young "It's Not Love (But It's Not Bad)" — Merle Haggard "Pass Me By (If You're Only Passing Through)" — Johnny Rodriguez	"The Happiest Girl In the Whole USA" — Donna Fargo "Bless Your Heart" — Freddie Hart, Jack Lebsock "Funny Face" — Donna Fargo "It's Four in the Morning" — Jerry Chesnut "To Get To You" — Jean Chapel
Most Promising Male Vocalist	Most Promising Female Vocalist
Johnny Rodriguez Larry Booth Little Joe Shaver Red Simpson Red Stegall	Tanya Tucker Sharon Leighton Jonie Mosby Bobbie Roy Kathy Smith
Top Vocal Group of the Year
Statler Brothers Brush Arbor The Buckaroos The Leightons Conway Twitty and Loretta Lynn
Pioneer Award
Gene Autry Cliffie Stone

v t e Academy of Country Music Awards
Awards ceremonies	1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Categories	Album of the Year Entertainer of the Year Female Artist of the Year Lifetime Achievement Male Artist of the Year New Female Artist of the Year New Male Artist of the Year New Duo/Group of the Year
Related articles	List of ceremonies Academy of Country Music

8th Academy of Country and Western Music Awards

References

Related Articles