University Daily Kansan / Tuesday, October 10, 1989
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Straight named entertainer of the year
The Associated Press
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — George Strait was voted entertainer of the year, and Ricky Van Shelton and Kathy Mattea won top vocal honors last night at the 23rd annual Country Music Association awards show.
Strait won the top honor at the Grand Ole Opry House, breaking a two-year hold on the award by Hank Williams Jr.
"I'm so excited. I've wanted this for so long," Strait said. "I truly believe audiences go away entertained."
Award breaks. Hank Williams Jr.'s hold
Strait, a former Texas trail boss, is known for hits such as "All My Ex's Live in Texas" and "Does Fort Worth Ever Cross Your Mind." His selection as entertainer of the year
left country star Randy Travis without an award for the third year Travis was nominated.
"Shelton, a former pipefitter, was chosen top male vocalist for his recent hit records "From a Jack to a King," and "Hole in My Pocket."
"I thank God he gave me a voice instead of her feet," Shelton said.
Mattie, a former tour guide at the Country Music Hall of Fame, won top female vocalist on the heels of her No. 1 record, "Come From the Heart."
"I've always liked to do this, because I liked the doing of it," she said as her voice choked with emotion.
Williams, son of a country music
legend, was the night's only double winner. He won best video for "There's a Tear in My Beer" and vocal event of the year for integrating his voice with his father's on the same song. The vocal event of the year is presented to two performers who do not normally sing together.
The mother-daughter team the Judds won duo of the year, making it the fifth consecutive year they won either duo of the year or group of the year.
The late Keith Whitley, 33, who died of an accidental alcohol overdose in May, won single of the year for his hit "I'm No Stranger to the Rain." His award was accepted by his widow, singer Lorrie Morgan.
"五个月 ago on this date, I lost the world's greatest husband, and country music, in my eyes, lost the world's greatest singer," she said.
The first entertainer of the year was Eddy Arnold in 1987.
Singer Hank Thompson and music publishers Jack Stapp and Cliffie Stone were chosen for the Country Music Hall of Fame.
"I think as time goes by, we appreciate it more every day," daughter Wynonna Judd. "Music isn't just a living, it's our life."
Winners were chosen by the 5,469 voting members of the CMA, mostly singers, musicians, songwriters, record company employees and disc jockeys. The Hall of Fame honorees were selected by an anonymous panel.
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