Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: SATURDAY, September 30, 1995 TAG: 9510030005
SECTION: SPECTATOR PAGE: S-2 EDITION: METRO
SOURCE: ASSOCIATED PRESS
DATELINE: NASHVILLE, TENN. LENGTH: Medium
Entertainer of the Year:
Brooks & Dunn
Garth Brooks
Vince Gill
Alan Jackson
Reba McEntire
Female Vocalist of the Year:
Mary Chapin Carpenter
Alison Krauss
Patty Loveless
Reba McEntire
Pam Tillis
Male Vocalist of the Year:
John Berry
Vince Gill
Alan Jackson
John Michael Montgomery
George Strait
Single of the Year (for singer):
``Any Man of Mine,'' Shania Twain
``Baby Likes to Rock It,'' The Tractors
``Gone Country,'' Alan Jackson
``The Keeper of the Stars,'' Tracy Byrd
``When You Say Nothing at All,'' Alison Krauss & Union Station
Album of the Year:
``John Michael Montgomery,'' John Michael Montgomery
``Lead On,'' George Strait
``When Fallen Angels Fly,'' Patty Loveless
``When Love Finds You,'' Vince Gill
``Who I Am,'' Alan Jackson
Horizon Award:
David Ball
John Berry
Faith Hill
Alison Krauss
Shania Twain
Vocal Group of the Year:
BlackHawk
Diamond Rio
The Mavericks
Sawyer Brown
Shenandoah
Vocal Duo of the Year:
Bellamy Brothers
Brooks & Dunn
Brother Phelps
Sweethearts of the Rodeo
John & Audrey Wiggins
Music Video of the Year:
``Any Man of Mine,'' Shania Twain
``Baby Likes to Rock It,'' The Tractors
``I Don't Even Know Your Name,'' Alan Jackson
``The Red Strokes,'' Garth Brooks
``When Love Finds You,'' Vince Gill
Song of the Year (for songwriter):
``Don't Take the Girl,'' Craig Martin, Larry Johnson
``Gone Country,'' Bob McDill
``How Can I Help You Say Goodbye,'' Burton Banks Collins, Karen Taylor-Good
``Independence Day,'' Gretchen Peters
``Thinkin' Problem,'' David Ball, Allen Shamblin, Stuart Ziff
Vocal Event of the Year:
Chet Atkins and Suzy Bogguss, ``Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word''
George Jones and Alan Jackson, ``A Good Year for the Roses''
George Jones and Tammy Wynette, ``One''
Shenandoah and Alison Krauss, ``Somewhere in the Vicinity of the Heart''
Diamond Rio, Lee Roy Parnell and Steve Wariner, ``Workin' Man Blues''
Musician of the Year:
Eddie Bayers, drums
Paul Franklin, steel guitar
Brent Mason, guitar
Mark O'Connor, fiddle
Matt Rollings, keyboards
by CNB