1988 Country Music Association Awards

Date

October 10, 1988

Location

Grand Ole Opry House, Nashville, Tennessee

Hosted by

Dolly Parton

Most awards

K.T. Oslin (2)
Hank Williams, Jr. (2)

Most nominations

K.T. Oslin (5)

Television/radio coverage

Network

CBS

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The 1988 Country Music Association Awards, 22nd Ceremony, was held on October 10, 1988, at the Grand Ole Opry House, Nashville, Tennessee, and was hosted by CMA Award Winner Dolly Parton.

Winners and nominees

Winner are in Bold.

Entertainer of the Year	Album of the Year
Hank Williams, Jr. The Judds Reba McEntire Randy Travis George Strait	Born to Boogie - Hank Williams, Jr. Chiseled in Stone - Vern Gosdin Diamonds and Dirt - Rodney Crowell If You Ain't Lovin' You Ain't Livin' - George Strait Untasted Honey - Kathy Mattea
Male Vocalist of the Year	Female Vocalist of the Year
Randy Travis Vern Gosdin George Strait Ricky Van Shelton Hank Williams Jr.	K. T. Oslin Rosanne Cash Kathy Mattea Reba McEntire Tanya Tucker
Vocal Group of the Year	Vocal Duo of the Year
Highway 101 Alabama Forester Sisters Nitty Gritty Dirt Band Restless Heart	The Judds Bellamy Brothers Foster & Lloyd The O'Kanes Sweetheart of the Rodeo
Single of the Year	Song of the Year
"Eighteen Wheels And A Dozen Roses" - Kathy Mattea "Do Ya" - K. T. Oslin "I Told You So" - Randy Travis "Somebody Lied" - Ricky Van Shelton "Tennessee Flat Top Box" - Rosanne Cash	"80's Ladies" - K.T. Oslin "Do Ya" - K. T. Oslin "Eighteen Wheels And A Dozen Roses" - Gene Nelson and Paul Nelson "I Told You So" - Randy Travis "Life Turned Her That Way" - Harlan Howard
Horizon Award	Musician of the Year
Ricky Van Shelton Highway 101 K.T. Oslin Patty Loveless Sweetheart of the Rodeo	Chet Atkins David Briggs Jerry Douglas Johnny Gimble Mark O'Connor
Vocal Event of the Year
TRIO - Dolly Parton, Linda Ronstadt, and Emmylou Harris Dwight Yoakam and Buck Owens Emmylou Harris and Earl Thomas Conley Rodney Crowell and Rosanne Cash Tanya Tucker, Paul Davis and Paul Overstreet

Hall of Fame

Country Music Hall of Fame Inductees
Loretta Lynn Roy Rogers

References

"Past Winners And Nominees". 2019 CMA Awards | Wednesday, November 13 on ABC. Retrieved 2020-01-11.
"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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