4th CMAA
Country Music Awards Ceremony
1976 Golden Guitar Awards
Sunday, 25 Jan 1976 – Tamworth Town Hall, NSW
The 1976 Country Music Awards honored country music artists for musical performances and other career achievements during the 1976 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 Lights On The Hill (EMI) APRA Song of the Year Bill Cate Santa Never Made It To Darwin Recorded by Bill & Boyd, Fable Top Selling Album of the Year Slim Dusty Worst In The World (EMI) Instrumental of the Year Paul & Colleen Trenwith Orange Blossom Special (EMI) | Roll of Renown Tex Morton Male Vocalist of the Year Rex Dallas My Lancashire Yodelling Lass (Hadley) Female Vocalist of the Year Heather McKean I Can Feel Love (Festival) New Talent of the Year Bob Purtell Motivation Day (ATA) Vocal Group or Duo of the Year Webb Brothers Palmer River Song (Festival) |