7th CMAA
Country Music Awards Ceremony
1979 Golden Guitar Awards
Sunday, 28 Jan 1979 – Tamworth Town Hall, NSW
The 1979 Country Music Awards honored country music artists for musical performances and other career achievements during the 1979 calendar year.
Sponsored by Palings 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 The Hawking Bros One Day At A Time (RCA) APRA Song of the Year Tom Oliver/Joy McKean Beat Of The Government Stroke Recorded by Slim Dusty (EMI) Top Selling The Hawking Bros One Day At A Time (RCA) Instrumental of the Year Trev & Dennis Fiddle In The Gorge (Nationwide) | Roll of Renown Slim Dusty Country Music Capital Award Nick Erby Male Vocalist of the Year Slim Dusty Marty (EMI) Female Vocalist of the Year Anne Kirkpatrick Grievous Angel (EMI) New Talent of the Year 1901 House Where The Wind Blows Cold (EMI) Vocal Group or Duo of the Year Saltbush Stranger (EMI) |
