# 1991 Country Music Association Awards

The 1991 Country Music Association Awards, 25th Ceremony, was held on September 28, 1991 at the Grand Ole Opry House, Nashville, Tennessee, and was hosted by CMA Award Winner Reba McEntire.

## Winners and Nominees

Winner are in Bold.
| Entertainer of the Year | Album of the Year |
| Garth Brooks Clint Black Vince Gill Reba McEntire George Strait | No Fences - Garth Brooks Don't Rock the Jukebox - Alan Jackson Pocket Full of Gold - Vince Gill Put Yourself in My Shoes - Clint Black Rumor Has It - Reba McEntire |
| Male Vocalist of the Year | Female Vocalist of the Year |
| Vince Gill Clint Black Garth Brooks Alan Jackson George Strait | Tanya Tucker Patty Loveless Kathy Mattea Reba McEntire Lorrie Morgan |
| Vocal Group of the Year | Vocal Duo of the Year |
| Kentucky HeadHunters Alabama Diamond Rio Restless Heart Shenandoah | The Judds Baillie & The Boys Bellamy Brothers Foster & Lloyd Sweethearts of the Rodeo |
| Single of the Year | Song of the Year |
| "Friends In Low Places" - Garth Brooks "Don't Rock the Jukebox" - Alan Jackson "Don't Tell Me What to Do" - Pam Tillis "Here's a Quarter (Call Someone Who Cares)" - Travis Tritt "Pocket Full of Gold" - Vince Gill | "When I Call Your Name" - Vince Gill and Tim DuBois "Don't Rock The Jukebox" - Alan Jackson, Keith Stegall, and Roger Murrah "Friends In Low Places" - Dewayne Blackwell and Earl Bud Lee "Here in The Real World" - Alan Jackson and Mark Irwin "The Dance" - Tony Arata |
| Horizon Award | Musician of the Year |
| Travis Tritt Mary Chapin Carpenter Mark Chesnutt Doug Stone Pam Tillis | Mark O'Connor Chet Atkins Barry Beckett Paul Franklin Matt Rollings |
| Music Video of the Year | Vocal Event of the Year |
| The Thunder Rolls - Garth Brooks Come Next Monday - K.T. Oslin Don't Rock the Jukebox - Alan Jackson Fancy - Reba McEntire Love Can Build A Bridge - The Judds | Mark O'Connor & The New Nashville Cats (feat. Vince Gill, Ricky Skaggs, and Steve Wariner) Chet Atkins and Mark Knopfler Dolly Parton and Ricky Van Shelton Highwaymen - Willie Nelson, Kris Kristofferson, Johnny Cash and Waylon Jennings Randy Travis and George Jones |

## Performers

| Performer(s) | Song(s) |
| Mark O'Connor Vince Gill Ricky Skaggs Steve Wariner Alison Krauss Carl Perkins | "Restless" |
| George Strait | "You Know Me Better Than That" |
| Trisha Yearwood | "She's in Love with the Boy" |
| Alan Jackson | "Don't Rock the Jukebox" |
| Vince Gill Patty Loveless | "Pocket Full of Gold" |
| Clint Black Roy Rogers | "Hold On Partner" |
| Travis Tritt Doug Stone Pam Tillis Mark Chesnutt Mary Chapin Carpenter | Horizon Award Medley "Here's a Quarter (Call Someone Who Cares)" "In a Different Light" "Put Yourself in My Place" Brother Jukebox Down at the Twist and Shout |
| Mike Reid | Medley "Old Folks" "Stranger in My House" "Forever's as Far as I'll Go" "Walk on Faith" |
| Garth Brooks | "Shameless" |
| Dolly Parton | "Eagle When She Flies" |
| Reba McEntire | "For My Broken Heart" |

## Presenters

| Presenter(s) | Notes |
| Anne Murray | Single of the Year |
| George Jones Lorrie Morgan | Vocal Group of the Year |
| Johnny Cash | Album of the Year |
| Vince Gill Patty Loveless | Vocal Duo of the Year |
| Clint Black Roy Rogers | Female Vocalist of the Year |
| The Judds | Horizon Award |
| Mike Reid | Song of the Year |
| Kathy Mattea | Male Vocalist of the Year |
| Ricky Van Shelton | Video of the Year |
| Dolly Parton | Presented Irving Waugh Award to Jo Walker Meador |
| James Blundell Sweethearts of the Rodeo | Vocal Event of the Year |
| Barbara Mandrell | Presented Country Music Hall of Fame Induction of Boudleaux and Felice Bryant |
| Eddy Arnold | Entertainer of the Year |

## Hall of Fame

* Country Music Hall of Fame Inductees
* Boudleaux and Felice Bryant