Ronnie Milsap - Pioneer Award ACM Awards 2002

Legendary country music star Ronnie Milsap was honored in 2002 with the ACM Pioneer Award.

A well deserved honor that sometimes is given after the passing of the artist.  Its great to see Ronnie with his wife and son get to enjoy this honor and hearing clips of his 40 #1 country hits.

#1 Album (1973 and 1974)

Billboard's #1 Country Album of 1973 and 1974

Behind Closed Doors - Charlie Rich

22 non consecutive weeks at #1 on the Billboard Country album chart

1973 ACM and CMA "Song of the Year", "Single of the Year" for the title track and Album of the Year.

Charlie won Male Vocalist of the Year for both 

the ACM and CMA

1974 CMA Entertainer of the Year

ACM Awards 2014

Here are the top awards given at the Academy of Country Music Awards held April 6th 2014

ACM and CMA Song of the Year - 1974

Country Bumpkin - Cal Smith

written by Cal Smith and Don Wayne

(one week at #1 on the Hot Country chart)

Winner of the 1974 Academy of Country Music Song and Single of the Year 

Winner of the 1974 Country Music Association Song of the Year