The 1971 Country Music Association Awards, 4th Ceremony, was held on October 14, 1970, at the Ryman Auditorium, Nashville, Tennessee, and was hosted by Tennessee Ernie Ford.
Winners and nominees Winners in Bold. Entertainer of the YearAlbum of the Year Merle Haggard Glen Campbell Johnny Cash Roy Clark Charley Pride Okie from Muskogee — Merle Haggard''' Hello Darlin — Conway Twitty Hello, I'm Johnny Cash — Johnny Cash Just Plain Charley — Charley Pride The Fightin' Side of Me'' — Merle HaggardMale Vocalist of the YearFemale Vocalist of the Year Merle Haggard Johnny Cash Charley Pride Marty Robbins Conway Twitty Tammy Wynette Lynn Anderson Loretta Lynn Dolly Parton Connie SmithVocal Group of the YearVocal Duo of the Year Tompall & the Glaser Brothers The Carter Family Jack Blanchard & Misty Morgan The Osborne Brothers Porter Wagoner and Dolly Parton Bill Anderson and Jan Howard Johnny Cash and June Carter Cash Don Gibson and Dottie West Merle Haggard and Bonnie OwensSingle of the YearSong of the Year "Okie from Muskogee" — Merle Haggard "Hello Darlin'" — Conway Twitty "(I'm So) Afraid of Losing You Again" — Charley Pride "My Woman, My Woman, My Wife" — Marty Robbins "The Fightin' Side of Me" — Merle Haggard "Sunday Morning Coming Down" — Kris Kristofferson "Hello Darlin'" — Conway Twitty "My Woman, My Woman, My Wife" — Marty Robbins "Okie from Muskogee" — Merle Haggard "The Fightin' Side of Me" — Merle HaggardInstrumental Group of the YearInstrumentalist of the Year Danny Davis and the Nashville Brass The Buckaroos The Stoneman Family The Strangers Wagon Masters Jerry Reed Chet Atkins Roy Clark Floyd Cramer Merle TravisComedian of the Year Roy Clark Archie Campbell Ben Colder Grandpa Jones Junior Samples
Hall of Fame Country Music Hall of Fame Inductees The Carter Family Bill MonroeThe Country Music Hall of Fame & Museum book Copyright 1990 By Country Music Foundation Press
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