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10th Annual CMA Awards
| Host: | Johnny Cash and Roy Clark |
| Venue: | Grand Ole Opry House |
| City: | Nashville, Tenn. |
| Date: | Oct. 11, 1976 |
Entertainer of the Year: Mel Tillis
10th Annual CMA Awards Summary
Waylon Jennings and Willie Nelson are named vocal duo of the year and win single of the year for "Good Hearted Women." Wanted!
The Outlaws earns album of the year honors for Jennings, Nelson, Tompall Glaser and Jessi Colter. Johnny Cash co-hosts
the show with instrumental group of the year winner Roy Clark. Singer-songwriter Mel Tillis is crowned entertainer of the
year while Dolly Parton and Ronnie Milsap win the female and male vocalist categories. Piano player Hargus "Pig" Robbins is
named instrumentalist of the year, and the hit "Rhinestone Cowboy" gives writer Larry Weiss the song of the year honor. Record
executive Paul Cohen and honky-tonk angel singer Kitty Wells are inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame.
Instrumental Group of the Year
| Winners: | Roy Clark and Buck Trent |
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Instrumentalist of the Year
| Winner: | Hargus "Pig" Robbins |
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Entertainer of the Year
| Winner: | Mel Tillis |
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Male Vocalist of the Year
| Winner: | Ronnie Milsap |
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Female Vocalist of the Year
| Winner: | Dolly Parton |
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Vocal Group of the Year
| Winners: | Waylon Jennings and Willie Nelson |
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Vocal Duo of the Year
| Winners: | Waylon Jennings and Willie Nelson |
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Album of the Year
| Winners: | Jessi Colter, Tompall Glaser, Waylon Jennings and Willie Nelson |
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| Album Title: | Wanted! The Outlaws |
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Song of the Year
| Winner: | Larry Weiss |
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| Song Title: | "Rhinestone Cowboy" |
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Single of the Year
| Winners: | Waylon Jennings and Willie Nelson |
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| Song Title: | "Good Hearted Woman" |
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