# 1975 Country Music Association Awards

The 1975 Country Music Association Awards, 9th Ceremony, was held on October 13, 1975, at the Grand Ole Opry House, Nashville, Tennessee, and was hosted by CMA Award winners Glen Campbell and Charley Pride.

## Winners and nominees

Winners in Bold.
| Entertainer of the Year | Album of the Year |
| John Denver Waylon Jennings Loretta Lynn Ronnie Milsap Conway Twitty | A Legend in My Time — Ronnie Milsap An Evening with John Denver — John Denver Before the Next Teardrop Falls — Freddy Fender      Feelins' — Conway Twitty and Loretta Lynn The Ramblin' Man — Waylon Jennings Rhinestone Cowboy — Glen Campbell |
| Male Vocalist of the Year | Female Vocalist of the Year |
| Waylon Jennings John Denver Freddy Fender Ronnie Milsap Conway Twitty | Dolly Parton Jessi Colter Loretta Lynn Linda Ronstadt Tanya Tucker |
| Vocal Group of the Year | Vocal Duo of the Year |
| Statler Brothers Asleep at the Wheel Four Guys The Osborne Brothers Pointer Sisters | Conway Twitty and Loretta Lynn Jack Greene and Jeannie Seely George Jones and Tammy Wynette Mel Tillis and Sherry Bryce Porter Wagoner and Dolly Parton |
| Single of the Year | Song of the Year |
| "Before the Next Teardrop Falls" — Freddy Fender "(Hey Won't You Play) Another Somebody Done Somebody Wrong Song" — B. J. Thomas "I'm Not Lisa" — Jessi Colter "Rhinestone Cowboy" — Glen Campbell "Thank God I'm a Country Boy" — John Denver | "Back Home Again" — John Denver "Before the Next Teardrop Falls" — Ben Peters, Vivian Keith "(Hey Won't You Play) Another Somebody Done Somebody Wrong Song" — Chips Moman, Larry Butler "I'm Not Lisa" — Jessi Colter "Rainy Day Woman" — Waylon Jennings |
| Instrumental Group of the Year | Instrumentalist of the Year |
| Roy Clark and Buck Trent Danny Davis and the Nashville Brass The Earl Scruggs Revue Po' Boys Twitty Birds | Johnny Gimble Chet Atkins Roy Clark Charlie McCoy Jerry Reed |

## Hall of Fame

* Country Music Hall of Fame Inductees
* Minnie Pearl

## Performers

| Artist(s) | Song(s) |
| Charley Pride | "Kiss an Angel Good Mornin'" |
| Freddy Fender | "Before the Next Teardrop Falls" |
| Dolly Parton | "Love Is Like a Butterfly" |
| Loretta Lynn | "Coal Miner's Daughter" |
| Glen Campbell | "Rhinestone Cowboy" |
| Conway Twitty Joni Lee | "Don't Cry, Joni" |
| Mickey Gilley Gary Stewart Ronnie Milsap | Piano Players Medley "Bouquet of Roses" "She's Actin' Single (I'm Drinkin' Doubles)" "Daydreams About Night Things" "How I Love Them Old Songs" |
| Willie Nelson | "Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain" |
| Chet Atkins | Patriotic Medley "Yankee Doodle Dixie" "Battle Hymn of the Republic" "America the Beautiful" |

## Presenters

| Presenter(s) | Award |
| Mac Davis Bobby Goldsboro | Female Vocalist of the Year |
| Anne Murray Johnny Rodriguez | Vocal Duo of the Year |
| Pee Wee King Freddie Hart | Vocal Group of the Year |
| Lynn Anderson Mel Tillis | Album of the Year |
| Donna Fargo George Jones | Song of the Year |
| Tammy Wynette Tanya Tucker | Male Vocalist of the Year |
| Porter Wagoner Mac Wiseman | Instrumental Group of the Year |
| Billy "Crash" Craddock Minnie Pearl | Single of the Year |
| Bill Anderson Bobby Bare | Instrumentalist of the Year |
| Tennessee Ernie Ford | Presented Country Music Hall of Fame Induction of Minnie Pearl |
| Charlie Rich | Entertainer of the Year |