5th CMAA
Country Music Awards Ceremony
1977 Golden Guitar Awards
Sunday, 30 Jan 1977 – Tamworth Town Hall, NSW
The 1977 Country Music Awards honored country music artists for musical performances and other career achievements during the 1977 calendar year.
Sponsored by Wrangler this year. It was originally called the Australasian Country Music Awards until 1993. “Golden Guitar” trophies were given to the winners. The Awards was a highlight of the Tamworth Country Music Festival.
Album of the Year Slim Dusty Angel Of Goulburn Hill (EMI) APRA Song of the Year Stan Coster Three Rivers Hotel Recorded by Slim Dusty (EMI) Top Selling Slim Dusty Things I See Around Me (EMI) Instrumental of the Year Lindsay Butler Closest Thing To Freedom (Opal) | Roll of Renown Buddy Williams Wrangler Special Award Eric Watson Male Vocalist of the Year Slim Dusty Angel Of Goulburn Hill (EMI) Female Vocalist of the Year Suzanne Prentice Sweet Country Music (Music World) New Talent of the Year Saltbush Sassafras Gap (Rainbird) Vocal Group or Duo of the Year Hawking Brothers This House Runs On Sunshine (Crest) |