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18th Academy of Country Music Awards

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18th Academy of Country Music Awards
DateMay 9, 1983
LocationKnott's Berry Farm, Buena Park, California
Hosted byJerry Reed
John Schneider
Tammy Wynette
Most awardsAlabama
Willie Nelson (2 each)
Most nominationsWillie Nelson (5)
Television/radio coverage
NetworkNBC
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The 18th Academy of Country Music Awards ceremony was held on May 9, 1983, at Knott's Berry Farm, Buena Park, California. It was hosted by Jerry Reed, John Schneider and Tammy Wynette.

Winners and nominees

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Winners are shown in bold.[1][2][3]

Entertainer of the Year Album of the Year
Top Female Vocalist of the Year Top Male Vocalist of the Year
Top Vocal Group of the Year Top Vocal Duo of the Year
Single Record of the Year Song of the Year
Top New Male Vocalist Top New Female Vocalist
Pioneer Award
Tex Ritter Award[4]

Performers

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Performer(s) Song(s)
Roger Miller
Louise Mandrell
Mickey Gilley
Country Crossover Hits Medley
"King of the Road"
"Stand by Your Man"
"Young Love"
"Big Bad John"
"Tennessee Waltz"
"I Walk the Line"
"Rhinestone Cowboy"
"Rose Garden"
"Sixteen Tons"
"For the Good Times"
"Help Me Make It Through the Night"
"El Paso"
"Blue Suede Shoes"
Jerry Reed "Good Ole Boys"
Deborah Allen
Karen Brooks
Cindy Hurt
Sue Powell
Top New Female Vocalist Medley
"Baby I Lied"
"New Way Out"
"I'm in Love All Over Again"
"Let's Disappear"
Alabama "Dixieland Delight"
Dottie West
Shelly West
"Mammas Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Cowboys"
Willie Nelson "Why Do I Have to Choose"
Tammy Wynette "I Just Heard a Heart Break (And I'm So Afraid It's Mine)"
T.G. Sheppard
David Frizzell
Sylvia
Lee Greenwood
Jerry Reed
Song of the Year Medley
"Are the Good Times Really Over (I Wish a Buck Was Still Silver)"
"I'm Gonna Hire a Wino to Decorate Our Home"
"Nobody"
"Ring on Her Finger, Time on Her Hands"
"She Got the Goldmine"
John Schneider "If You Believe"
George Strait
Kieran Kane
Gary Wolf
Gary Morris
Michael Martin Murphy
Top New Male Vocalist Medley
"Amarillo by Morning"
"It's You"
"Livin' on Memories"
"The Love She Found in Me"
"What's Forever For"

Presenters

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Presenter(s) Notes
Ricky Skaggs
Catherine Bach
Top Female Vocalist of the Year
Barbi Benton
Mel Tillis
Top Vocal Duo of the Year
Janie Fricke
Claude Akins
Album of the Year
Larry Gatlin & the Gatlin Brothers Top New Female Vocalist
Glen Campbell Presented Pioneer Award to Chet Atkins
Sonny James
Helen Reddy
Single Record of the Year
Lacy J. Dalton
George Peppard
Song of the Year
Bellamy Brothers
Heather Thomas
Top Vocal Group of the Year
Eddie Dean
Genie Francis
Top New Male Vocalist
Rosanne Cash
Tom Wopat
Top Male Vocalist of the Year
Lynn Anderson
Ricardo Montalban
Entertainer of the Year

References

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  1. ^ "No Surprises In Country Music Awards". Times-Union. May 10, 1983. p. 2a.
  2. ^ "Willie, Alabama Get Two Awards Each". The Argus-Press. May 10, 1983. p. 13.
  3. ^ "Willie Nelson, Alabama tops in country music". The Beaver County Times. May 10, 1983. p. A11.
  4. ^ https://www.billboard.com/music/awards/ken-burns-country-music-acm-tex-ritter-film-award-9613028/