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T BONE BURNETT, HUNTER HAYES, WILL HOGE, BUDDY MILLER, BIG KENNY ADDED TO LINEUP 6TH ANNUAL ACM HONORS TO BE HELD SEPT.24, 2012 AT THE HISTORIC RYMAN AUDITORIUM IN NASHVILLE

09/20/2012

TICKETS AVAILABLE AT THE RYMAN BOX OFFICE, RYMAN.COM,

 TICKETMASTER OUTLETS, TICKETMASTER.COM OR BY CALLING 800-745-3000

 

WHAT:          The 6th Annual ACM HONORS, an evening of musical tribute performances and special presentations celebrating the special honorees and non-televised category winners from the 47th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards, held earlier this year.  Tickets are available at Ticketmaster.com for $37 each. The evening is presented by City National Bank.

 

WHO:                   Host and performer Dierks Bentley, musical director Buddy Cannon, presenters Jana Kramer, Big Kenny and Love and Theft, performing music tributes Clint Black, Luke Bryan, T Bone Burnett, Rodney Crowell, Hunter Hayes, Will Hoge, Randy Houser, Buddy Miller, Ashley Monroe, Kellie Pickler and Dailey & Vincent and honorees including:

 

Special Awards Recipients:

·        Bobby Braddock – Poet’s Award

·        Kenny Chesney – Crystal Milestone Award

·        Vince Gill – Career Achievement Award

·        Emmylou Harris – Cliffie Stone Pioneer Award

·        Gayle Holcomb Mae Boren Axton Award

·        Alan Jackson Jim Reeves International Award

·        Roger Miller (posthumously) – Poet’s Award

·        Billy Sherrill – Cliffie Stone Pioneer Award

·        Ricky Skaggs - Cliffie Stone Pioneer Award

·        Dwight Yoakam - Cliffie Stone Pioneer Award

 

MBI (Musician/Bandleader/Instrumentalist) Award Winners:

·        Stuart Duncan - Fiddle Player of the Year 

·        Shannon Forrest - Percussionist/Drummer of the Year

·        Paul Franklin - Steel Guitar Player of the Year

·        Kenny Greenberg - Guitarist of the Year 

·        Aubrey Haynie - Specialty Instrument(s) Player of the Year

·        John Hobbs - Piano/Keyboard Player of the Year

·        Frank Liddell - Producer of the Year

·        Justin Niebank - Audio Engineer of the Year 

·        Michael Rhodes - Bass Player of the Year 

 

Industry Award Winners:

·        Jimmy Jay, Jayson Promotions, Inc. – Don Romeo Talent Buyer of the Year

·        Brian O’Connell, Live Nation – Promoter of the Year

·        Billy Bob’s Texas (Ft. Worth, TX) – Nightclub of the Year  

·        Bridgestone Arena (Nashville, TN) – Venue of the Year  

·        Mandalay Bay Hotel & Casino (Las Vegas, NV) – Casino of the Year

 

Songwriter of the Year Winner:  Dallas Davidson – Songwriter of the Year

 

WHEN &              Monday, September 24th, 2012                                 Ryman Auditorium

WHERE:               4:45pm                 Press Check In                                   116 5th Avenue North

5:15pm                 Arrivals                                                 Nashville, TN     

 

MEDIA CREDENTIALS:    Brooke Primero, brooke@acmcountry.com, 818.788.8000 x1419


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