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| Toby Keith |
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"Well, who better than a couple of Okies to pick up another Okie's award tonight. Toby, congratulations." -- Vince Gill accepting for Toby Keith |
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| Martina McBride |
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"Sitting out here and watching this show tonight, I am so proud of country music and the songs that we're making and the performances that were here tonight, and I'm proud to be a part of country music. Thanks." -- Martina McBride |
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| Alabama |
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"We like to thank the folks at RCA Records." -- Randy Owen
"I'd also like to mention a few ol' boys that followed us all the way from Myrtle Beach, S.C. ... We couldn't have made it without you all these years." -- Teddy Gentry |
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| Rascal Flatts |
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"I just want to thank God for this incredible journey He has laid out before us. It's amazing." -- Gary LeVox
"We want to thank all of our families. Gosh, we don't get to see them too often, that hurts." -- Joe Don Rooney |
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| Lonestar |
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"Nashville and the country music community have huge hearts. When people are in time of need, they always give. So, thank you so much for this." -- Richie McDonald of Lonestar |
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| Kenny Chesney |
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"Thank you. Thank you." -- Kenny Chesney |
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| Emerson Drive |
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"We want to thank the ACMs for letting us be a part of this whole experience, country radio for playing our music, our fans for listening to us, and we want to thank this great country for letting us have an opportunity to share our music with everybody." -- Brad Mates of Emerson Drive |
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| Kellie Coffey |
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"I remember growing up back in Oklahoma watching this show and watching Ms. Reba McEntire who is from Oklahoma accepting her awards and thinking maybe there's a chance for this little girl from Oklahoma, and here I am." -- Kellie Coffey |
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| "Mendocino County Line" -- Willie Nelson and Lee Ann Womack |
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(Award presented before the show) |
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| "Drive (For Daddy Gene)" -- Alan Jackson |
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| "I'm Movin' On" -- Rascal Flatts |
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"I want to thank these guys, Rascal Flatts, for cutting a great record." -- Phillip Brian White, songwriter |
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| George Strait |
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"I just got a lot of people to thank because my career has been very long. I've been real fortunate because I've had really, really good people working around me and with me, and I want to thank all of those people right now. ... I want to thank my wife and son for their constant love and support." -- George Strait |
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| Brooks & Dunn |
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"Dick Clark said 30 seconds. We could spend the rest of our lives thanking you for this and the way you've changed our lives. Stick with us please. We love you." -- Brooks & Dunn |
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| Joe Nichols |
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"First of all, thank God for all the blessings He has given me in the past year. It's been a great year for me. ... All the fans, thank ya'll." -- Joe Nichols |
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| "The Good Stuff" -- Kenny Chesney |
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"Wow, thank you. I got to tell you there's a lot of records released every year. ... I didn't want to cut this song at first, and Joe made me, and I'm awful glad he did." -- Kenny Chesney |
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| Drive -- Alan Jackson |
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"Thank you very much. I thought I got all this last year, but I appreciate the Academy recognizing this album. It's a very special album for me. It had a lot of personal music on it." -- Alan Jackson |
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