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1979 Country Music Association Awards
The 1979 Country Music Association Awards, 13th Ceremony, was held on October 8, 1979, at the Grand Ole Opry House, Nashville, Tennessee, and was hosted by CMA Award winner Kenny Rogers.
| 1979 Country Music Association Awards |
|---|
| October 8, 1979 |
| Grand Ole Opry House, Nashville, Tennessee |
| Kenny Rogers |
| Kenny Rogers (3) |
| Kenny Rogers (5) |
| CBS |
The 1979 Country Music Association Awards, 13th Ceremony, was held on October 8, 1979, at the Grand Ole Opry House, Nashville, Tennessee, and was hosted by CMA Award winner Kenny Rogers.
Winners in Bold.
| Entertainer of the Year | Album of the Year |
|---|---|
| Willie Nelson | |
| Crystal Gayle | |
| Barbara Mandrell | |
| Kenny Rogers | |
| Statler Brothers | The Gambler — Kenny Rogers |
| Armed and Crazy — Johnny Paycheck | |
| One for The Road — Willie Nelson and Leon Russell | |
| Rose Colored Glasses — John Conlee | |
| The Originals — Statler Brothers | |
| Kenny Rogers | |
| John Conlee | |
| Larry Gatlin | |
| Willie Nelson | |
| Don Williams | Barbara Mandrell |
| Janie Fricke | |
| Crystal Gayle | |
| Emmylou Harris | |
| Anne Murray | |
| The Statler Brothers | |
| Charlie Daniels Band | |
| Dave & Sugar | |
| The Kendalls | |
| The Oak Ridge Boys | Kenny Rogers and Dottie West |
| Conway Twitty and Loretta Lynn | |
| Jim Ed Brown and Helen Cornelius | |
| Johnny Duncan and Janie Fricke | |
| Waylon Jennings and Willie Nelson | |
| "The Devil Went Down To Georgia" — Charlie Daniels Band | |
| "Amanda" — Waylon Jennings | |
| "If Loving You Is Wrong I Don't Want To Be Right" — Barbara Mandrell | |
| "The Gambler" — Kenny Rogers | |
| "You Needed Me" — Anne Murray | "The Gambler" — Don Schlitz |
| "Amanda" — Bob McDill | |
| "Every Which Way But Loose" — Milton Brown, Steven Dorff and Thomas Garrett | |
| "She Believes In Me" — Steve Gibb | |
| "Talking In Your Sleep" — Bobby R. Woods and Roger Cook | |
| Charlie Daniels Band | |
| Asleep At the Wheel | |
| Danny Davis & The Nashville Brass | |
| Gatlin Family & Friends | |
| Chet Atkins and Les Paul | Charlie Daniels |
| Chet Atkins | |
| Roy Clark | |
| Buddy Emmons | |
| Charlie McCoy |
- Hubert Long
- Hank Snow
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