13th CMAA
Country Music Awards Ceremony
1985 Golden Guitar Awards
Sun, 27 Jan 1985 – Tamworth Workmans Club, NSW
Sponsored by Commonwealth Bank of Australia 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.
The 1985 Country Music Awards honored country music artists for musical performances and other career achievements during the 1985 calendar year.
Album of the Year Slim Dusty Trucks On The Track (EMI) APRA Song of the Year John Williamson Queen In The Sport Of Kings (Festival) Top Selling Slim Dusty Trucks On The Track (EMI) Heritage Award Reg Poole When The Big Mobs Came To Bourke (Selection) Instrumental of the Year Alan Hawking Gospel Train (RCA) | Roll of Renown Rick & Thel Carey Country Music Capital Award Ron Wills Male Vocalist of the Year Arthur Blanch What Do Lonely People Do (EMI) Female Vocalist of the Year Patsy Riggir You’ll Never Take The Country Out Of Me (CBS, NZ) New Talent of the Year Vic Lanyon Here’s To You (EMI) Vocal Group or Duo of the Year Bullamakanka G’Day (EMI) |