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THE BIG MOMENT · 1980
George Jones swept the CMA Awards with "He Stopped Loving Her Today," which won Single and Song of the Year. He was also named Male Vocalist. Barbara Mandrell won Entertainer of the Year, Emmylou Harris won Female Vocalist, and Johnny Cash entered the Country Music Hall of Fame.
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- Marie Osmond1959
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- Lacy J. Dalton1946
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