The 14th Academy of Country Music Awards ceremony was held on May 2, 1979, at the Hollywood Palladium, Los Angeles, California. It was hosted by Roy Clark, Barbara Mandrell and Dennis Weaver. __TOC__
Winners and nominees Winners are shown in bold. Entertainer of the YearTop Male Vocalist of the Year Kenny Rogers Roy Clark Loretta Lynn Willie Nelson Dolly Parton Kenny Rogers Larry Gatlin Merle Haggard Eddie Rabbitt Don WilliamsTop Female Vocalist of the YearTop Vocal Group of the Year Barbara Mandrell Crystal Gayle Loretta Lynn Anne Murray Dolly Parton Oak Ridge Boys Dave & Sugar Statler Brothers Conway Twitty and Loretta Lynn Dottie West and Kenny RogersSingle Record of the YearSong of the Year "Tulsa Time" — Don Williams "Georgia on My Mind" — Willie Nelson "Mammas Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Cowboys" — Waylon Jennings and Willie Nelson "Out of My Head and Back in My Bed" — Loretta Lynn "Talking in Your Sleep" — Crystal Gayle "You Needed Me" — Randy Goodrum "Burgers and Fries" — Ben Peters "I'm Always on a Mountain When I Fall" — Chuck Howard "Mammas Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Cowboys" — Ed Bruce, Patsy Bruce "The Gambler" — Don SchlitzTop New Male VocalistTop New Female Vocalist John Conlee Lee Dresser Con Hunley Ronnie McDowell Kenny O'Dell Cristy Lane Susie Allanson Zella Lehr Charly McClain Bonnie TylerAlbum of the Year Y'all Come Back Saloon — Oak Ridge Boys Every Time Two Fools Collide — Dottie West and Kenny Rogers It Was Almost Like a Song — Ronnie Milsap Let's Keep It That Way — Anne Murray Stardust — Willie NelsonPioneer Award Eddie DeanTex Ritter Award The Electric Horseman
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