1997 Country Music Association Awards

{{Infobox award|host=Vince Gill|date=September 24, 1997|most_nominations=George Strait (6)|network=CBS|next=1998|previous=1996|main=CMA|most_wins=George Strait (2)|location=Grand Ole Opry House, Nashville, Tennessee}}The 1997 Country Music Association Awards, 31st Ceremony, was held on September 24, 1997 at the Grand Ole Opry House, Nashville, Tennessee, and was hosted by CMA Award Winner, Vince Gill.

Winners and Nominees

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valign="top" \| Garth Brooks Brooks & Dunn Vince Gill Alan Jackson George Strait \| valign="top" \| Carrying Your Love With Me - George Strait Blue - LeAnn Rimes Did I Shave My Legs For This? - Deana Carter Everybody Knows - Trisha Yearwood Everything I Love - Alan Jackson
style="background:#EEDD82; width=50%" \|Male Vocalist of the Year ! style="background:#EEDD82; width=50%" \|Female Vocalist of the Year
valign="top" \| George Strait Vince Gill Alan Jackson Collin Raye Bryan White \| valign="top" \| Trisha Yearwood Deana Carter Patty Loveless LeAnn Rimes Pam Tillis
style="background:#EEDD82; width=50%" \|Vocal Group of the Year ! style="background:#EEDD82; width=50%" \|Vocal Duo of the Year
valign="top" \| Diamond Rio Alabama The Mavericks Ricochet Sawyer Brown \| valign="top" \| Brooks & Dunn Bellamy Brothers Raybon Brothers Thrasher & Shiver John & Audrey Wiggins
style="background:#EEDD82; width=50%" \|Single of the Year ! style="background:#EEDD82; width=50%" \|Song of the Year
valign="top" \| "Strawberry Wine" - Deana Carter "All The Good Ones Are Gone" - Pam Tillis "Carried Away" - George Strait "It's Your Love" - Tim McGraw and Faith Hill "One Night At A Time" - George Strait \| valign="top" \| "Strawberry Wine" - Matraca Berg and Gary Harrison All The Good Ones Are Gone - Bob McDill and Dean Dillon Blue - Bill Mack Butterfly Kisses - Bob Carlisle and Randy Thomas Time Marches On - Bobby Braddock
style="background:#EEDD82; width=50%" \|Horizon Award ! style="background:#EEDD82; width=50%" \|Musician of the Year
valign="top" \| LeAnn Rimes Trace Adkins Deana Carter Terri Clark Lee Ann Womack \| valign="top" \| Brent Mason Eddie Bayers Paul Franklin Matt Rollings Brent Rowan
style="background:#EEDD82; width=50%" \|Music Video of the Year ! style="background:#EEDD82; width=50%" \|Vocal Event of the Year
valign="top" \| 455 Rocket - Kathy Mattea All The Good Ones Are Gone - Pam Tillis Every Light In The House - Trace Adkins It's Your Love - Tim McGraw and Faith Hill Strawberry Wine - Deana Carter \| valign="top" \| "It's Your Love" - Tim McGraw and Faith Hill "John the Revelator: Peace in the Valley" - Lee Roy Parnell and The Fairfield Four "Long Haired Country Boy" - Charlie Daniels, John Berry, and Hal Ketchum "Still Holding On" - Clint Black and Martina McBride "You've Got a Friend in Me" - Kathy Mattea and George Jones

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"It's Your Love" - Tim McGraw and Faith Hill
"John the Revelator: Peace in the Valley" - Lee Roy Parnell and The Fairfield Four
"Long Haired Country Boy" - Charlie Daniels, John Berry, and Hal Ketchum
"Still Holding On" - Clint Black and Martina McBride
"You've Got a Friend in Me" - Kathy Mattea and George Jones

Hall of Fame

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References

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