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Country Music's Big Night -- Dixie Chicks Triumphant
Country Music's Big Night -- Dixie Chicks Triumphant
By
Mike Shaffer
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Thursday, October 05, 2000
HOLLYWOOD - The 34th Annual Country Music Association (CMA) Awards were deep in the land of Dixie --Dixie Chicks, that is.
The Dixie Chicks took home four awards including the top prize, Entertainer of the Year, at the 34th annual Country Music Association (CMA) Awards show on Wednesday night, October 4th. In addition, they won best vocal group for the third straight year, and their newest release, "Fly", ended up winning the award for best album. The Dixie Chicks, Natalie Maines, Emily Robison and Martie Siedel, have now scored nine CMA wins since their debut blockbuster album, "Wide Open Spaces", became the biggest-selling record ever by a country group.
The Chicks weren’t the only big winners of the night, though. The super couple of Tim McGraw and Faith Hill both won big, with McGraw being crowned Male Vocalist of the Year and Hill winning Female Vocalist of the Year. Lee Ann Womack and the group Sons of the Desert shared the award for Single of the Year, with their song, "I Hope You Dance," which also helped its writers, Mark Sanders and Tia Sillers, win the award for Song of the Year. Montgomery Gentry won for Vocal Duo of the Year.
Other big wins went to the titanic team-up of George Strait and Alan Jackson, as their duet, "Murder on Music Row," a tune that slams the country music industry for its pop-oriented productions, was named the Vocal Event of the Year. Brad Paisley, a new face on the scene, won the Horizon Award for his debut album. Finally, Hargus Pig Robbins was named Musician of the Year. Congratulations to all of the winners!
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