1987 Country Music Association Awards

1987 Country Music Association Awards
1987 Country Music Association Awards
Date	October 12, 1987
Location	Grand Ole Opry House, Nashville, Tennessee
Hosted by	Kenny Rogers
Most awards	Randy Travis (3)
Most nominations	Randy Travis (5)
Television/radio coverage
Network	CBS

The 1987 Country Music Association Awards, 21st Ceremony, was held on October 12, 1987, at the Grand Ole Opry House, Nashville, Tennessee, and was hosted by CMA Award winner Kenny Rogers.^[1]

Winners and nominees

Winner are in Bold.

Entertainer of the Year	Album of the Year
Hank Williams, Jr. The Judds Reba McEntire George Strait Randy Travis	Always and Forever - Randy Travis Ocean Front Property - George Strait Trio - Dolly Parton, Emmylou Harris, Linda Ronstadt What Am I Going to Do About You - Reba McEntire Wine Colored Roses - George Jones
Male Vocalist of the Year	Female Vocalist of the Year
Randy Travis George Jones Ricky Skaggs George Strait Hank Williams, Jr.	Reba McEntire Rosanne Cash Emmylou Harris Kathy Mattea Dolly Parton
Vocal Group of the Year	Vocal Duo of the Year
The Judds Alabama Asleep At The Wheel Exile Restless Heart	Ricky Skaggs and Sharon White Dan Seals and Marie Osmond Earl Thomas Conley and Anita Pointer Gary Morris and Crystal Gayle Michael Martin Murphey and Holly Dunn
Single of the Year	Song of the Year
"Forever and Ever, Amen" - Randy Travis "All My Ex's Live In Texas" - George Strait "Can't Stop My Heart From Loving You" - The O'Kanes "The Right Left Hand" - George Jones "Walk The Way The Wind Blows" - Kathy Mattea	"Forever And Ever, Amen" - Paul Overstreet and Don Schlitz "All My Ex's Live In Texas" - Lydia Shafer and Sanger D. Shafer "Can't Stop My Heart From Loving You" - Kieran Kane and Jamie O'Hara "Daddy's Hands" - Holly Dunn "On The Other Hand' - Don Schlitz and Paul Overstreet
Horizon Award	Musician of the Year
Holly Dunn T. Graham Brown The O'Kanes Restless Heart Sweethearts of the Rodeo	Johnny Gimble Jerry Douglas Mark O'Connor
Music Video of the Year
My Name Is Bocephus - Hank Williams, Jr. A Long Line Of Love - Michael Martin Murphey Forever and Ever, Amen - Randy Travis Oh Darlin - The O'Kanes What Am I Gonna Do About You - Reba McEntire

Hall of Fame

Country Music Hall of Fame Inductees^[2]
Rod Brasfield

References

^ "Timeline | The 2019 CMA Awards - Wednesday, November 13th on ABC". 2019 CMA Awards | Wednesday, November 13 on ABC. Retrieved 2020-05-28.
^ "Timeline | The 2019 CMA Awards – Wednesday, November 13th on ABC". 2019 CMA Awards | Wednesday, November 13 on ABC. Retrieved 2019-09-14.

[1] "Timeline | The 2019 CMA Awards - Wednesday, November 13th on ABC". 2019 CMA Awards | Wednesday, November 13 on ABC. Retrieved 2020-05-28.

[2] "Timeline | The 2019 CMA Awards – Wednesday, November 13th on ABC". 2019 CMA Awards | Wednesday, November 13 on ABC. Retrieved 2019-09-14.

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