Trisha Yearwood, Rhonda Vincent and Ashley Monroe were added to the list of performers for an awards ceremony for the Academy of Country Music June 20.

Dolly Parton, Don Williams and the late Harlan Howard and Waylon Jennings all will be honored with the Cliffie Stone Pioneer Award. The late Buck Owens will receive the Jim Reeves International Award, and Jack Lameier will receive the Mae Boren Axton Award.

More performers will be added soon.

http://www.countrystandardtime.com/news/ne...rm_at_ACM_event


From the ACM site:

The Academy will honor our Special Award recipients on June 20th at a private reception at the Tennessee State Museum, hosted by Marty Stuart.

Harlan Howard, Dolly Parton, Waylon Jennings and Don Williams will be honored with the Cliffie Stone Pioneer Award, presented to an outstanding “pioneer” of country music. Buck Owens will be honored with the Jim Reeves International Award for outstanding contributions to the acceptance of country music worldwide, and Jack Lameier will receive the Mae Boren Axton Award for dedication and service to the Academy of Country Music.

Harlan Howard is one of the most influential composers in country music. With more than 4,000 songs to his credit, Howard worked with some of the industry’s biggest names including Patsy Cline, Hank Williams Jr., Reba McEntire and more. Howard will be honored posthumously.

Waylon Jennings is known as a renaissance man in country music. Jennings crafted a new sound that combined his forceful electric guitar, rough-edged lyrics and diverse range. From Buddy Holly to Willie Nelson, Jennings has worked with the best in the business. He is also known worldwide for writing and performing the theme song from The Dukes of Hazzard. Jennings will be honored posthumously.

Dolly Parton is by far one of the most popular country icons of all time. From “I Will Always Love You” to her Oscar nominated song “Travelin’ Thru,” Parton has many hits spanning her long career. She is also known for breaking down barriers for women in country music. Parton is known as a philanthropist as well, providing books to schools across the country and scholarships to children from her home state of Tennessee.

Don Williams is a legendary singer and songwriter in the country world. After seven years with the folk group Pozo Seco Singers, Williams started a solo career that lead to 17 number one hits. Williams also developed a style that had gently paced love songs with simple arrangements, vocals and sentiments. This style was Williams’ signature when collaborating with other artists. After much success in the United States, Williams frequently tours the United Kingdom and South Africa.

Buck Owens will be honored with the Jim Reeves International Award, presented to an individual, not necessarily an artist, for outstanding contribution to the acceptance of country music throughout the world. Owens is one of the most admired country idols of all time. In his astonishing career, he had 26 consecutive hits and was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Owens’ influence on country music can be heard today by Dwight Yoakam, Brad Paisley and countless others who carry his legacy and introduce a new generation to his style. Owens will be honored posthumously.

Jack Lameier will be honored with the Mae Boren Axton Award, given in recognition of years of dedication and service by an outstanding individual to the Academy of Country Music. Lameier served on the Academy of Country Music Board of Directors for 28 years and was President for two of those years. His career in music includes more than 40 years at Sony, and he is a veteran in radio promoting and DJing. In 2006, he received the President’s Award from the Country Radio Broadcasters.

Cool! She's actually performing? Now I'm psyched! Thanks Sandi!

Country Music Greats Honored For Their Achievements

June 21, 2007 12:15 AM

NASHVILLE, Tenn.- The Academy of Country Music held a ceremony Wednesday in Nashville to honor country music greats including Dolly Parton, Don Williams and Trisha Yearwood, who performed.

The special presentations were held for individuals who could not be recognized during last month's ACM awards show due to time constraints.

"This is a great honor," Parton said. "Of course, when they told me I was winning the Pioneer Award I thought well how appropriate 'cus I remember when me and Porter came to Nashville in our covered wagon."

The big celebration took place at the Tennessee State Museum which is currently showcasing country music star Marty Stuart's music memorabilia collection.

The exhibition, Sparkle & Twang: Marty Stuart's American Musical Odyssey, runs through Nov. 11.

The Tennessee State Museum is located at Fifth and Deaderick streets in downtown Nashville. It is open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday and 1-5 p.m. on Sunday. The museum is closed on Monday.

http://www.newschannel5.com/Global/story.asp?S=6689162

Tricia Yearwood sang the Patsy Cline song "He Called Me Baby" in honor of Pioneer Award recipient Harlan Howard.


http://www.tennessean.com/apps/pbcs.dll/ar...ENT01/706210391


I'd love to hear her sing this.

Ooooh!! That's one of my favorite Patsy songs to begin with. I would LOVE to hear Trisha do it too. Come to think of it, I would LOVE to hear her cover any of Patsy's songs!! *hint hint*



Sherry

I intern at Harlan Howard Songs and have known about this for a week or two...was so sad I didn't get to go, but heard it was awesome! My supervisor said Ashley Monroe also sang a song, and Ty Herndon, as well as Rhonda Vincent, who covered Jolene for Dolly (and this, my supervisor said, was phenomenal). I am sure Trisha rocked it.

Thanks for posting, I felt like I was talking to myself! A friend of mine was also invited, but I'm not sure if she went--that's how I knew about this.


BTW, there are pictures in the "Fans" area. Trisha has "Farrah Fawcett" hair, and is wearing a strapless dress. STUNNING.

WOW WOW WOW! Ol' girl is looking AMAZING! I'm blown away by her beauty.

I can't even imagine how awesome the performance was - too cool.

Wow, those pics are great, she looks great! Thanks for letting us know, I hardly check the Fans area. The pic w/ Marty is sweet! Maybe will see some footage somewhere, maybe Country Music Across America since I read Stormy Warren was there.

from cmt.com:

ACM Honors Dolly, Waylon, Buck, Don Williams With Pioneer Awards

Ceremony Includes Performances by Trisha Yearwood, Rhonda Vincent, Ty Herndon

By: Edward Morris


With Marty Stuart's Sparkle & Twang exhibit serving as a backdrop Wednesday night (June 20) in Nashville, the Academy of Country Music presented awards honoring Dolly Parton, Don Williams, Waylon Jennings, Buck Owens, songwriter Harlan
Howard and record promoter Jack Lameier. Stuart served as master of ceremonies for the presentation at the Tennessee State Museum.

Among the honorees, only Parton and Lameier attended. Jennings, Owens and Howard are deceased. The notoriously reclusive Williams was represented by his manager.

Performing for the small, invitation-only crowd were Stuart and his band, the Fabulous Superlatives, Trisha Yearwood, Rhonda Vincent & the Rage, Connie Smith, Ray Scott, Ty Herndon, Roger Cook and Ashley Monroe.

Porter Wagoner, Tracy Lawrence, Hal Ketchum, gospel diva Dottie Rambo, songwriter- producer Doug Johnson, songwriter Richard Leigh and CMA Hall of Fame member Jim Foglesong were among the guests. A cocktail party preceded the bestowing of honors.

When Stuart took the stage to start the presentations, he spotted Wagoner in the audience and yelled, "Hello, Porter Wagoner, Nashville's latest rock star!" He was alluding to the recent release of Wagoner's new album, Wagonmaster, which Stuart produced for a Los Angeles-based rock music label. Later on, Stuart pointed out that the album had put the revered Grand Ole Opry star back on the charts for the first time in 24 years.

Stuart and his band opened the show with an a cappella rendering of "Angels Rock Me to Sleep." The first trophy, the Cliffie Stone Pioneer Award, went to Howard, who composed such evergreens as "I Fall to Pieces," "Pick Me Up on Your Way Down" and "I've Got a Tiger by the Tail."

Alluding to Howard's great influence on other songwriters, Stuart said he had sent him $100 every January for 15 years "for everything I'd stolen and everything I was going to steal from him."

Ralph Murphy, Howard's longtime friend, enumerated the writer's quirks and virtues, noting that he "was a great talker and a better listener." Murphy explained that Howard, who had come from a severely disjointed family, told him that his favorite among the songs he had written was "No Charge." A 1974 hit for Melba Montgomery, "No Charge" focuses on the wise interplay between a loving but firm mother and a quick-learning son.

Murphy recounted that the first purchases Howard made with his song royalties were a Cadillac and a Martin guitar. "That's country," Murphy proclaimed.

Stuart brought Yearwood onstage to sing a tribute to Howard, who died in 2002. She told the audience that even after she signed to MCA Records, she initially had to support herself by singing demos -- and that the very last demo she did was for a Harlan Howard song. To honor him, she sang his wistful "He Called Me Baby," a minor hit for Patsy Cline in 1964, following her death. Howard's widow, Melanie, accepted his award.

The Jim Reeves International Award went to Owens, who died in his sleep in 2006 after eating his favorite meal and performing to adoring listeners at his opulent Crystal Palace in Bakersfield, Calif. Backed by the Fabulous Superlatives, Connie Smith then sang Howard's "The Key's in the Mailbox," and Stuart and the band followed with a rousing cover of Owens' beloved instrumental theme song, "Buckaroo." Family friend Jerry Hubbard accepted the award.

Jennings' widow, Jessi Colter, sent a letter extolling him. It said, in part, "He turned America's heart inside out. ... May we all live in such a way as to see him again." Following the reading, newcomer Ray Scott sang "Rainy Day Woman," a song Jennings wrote and had a hit with in 1974. Buddy Jennings accepted the Cliffie Stone prize for his father, who died in 2002.

Talent manager John Dorris presented Lameier the Mae Boren Axton Award, which is designated for those who have performed extraordinary services for the Academy of Country Music. Now retired, Lameier spent 40 years in record promotion for Sony/CBS Records. He was also the principal force in relocating the annual ACM awards show from Los Angeles to Las Vegas.

Looking not a day older or a pound heavier than when he had the hit in 1995, Ty Herndon honored Lameier by singing "What Mattered Most," one of the hundreds of hits Lameier helped promote. "I was so green," Herndon said of the song's out-of-the-box success, "that I didn't know that 137 adds [at radio] on the first day was good." Lameier shouted from the audience, "It still holds the record!"

Herndon's performance was one of the most compelling of the evening. Instead of roaming about the room and talking to each other, as they had been doing earlier, the guests and media people stopped in their tracks and listened to Herndon's yearning voice -- and they applauded him accordingly. Watching the performance proudly was Doug Johnson, who produced the original record.

In accepting his award, Lameier spoke on behalf of all record promoters, noting, "We might be dinosaurs now. Everything's on the Internet. But, by God, we had a good roll."

Stuart returned to the stage to honor Williams with his Pioneer Award "It's a crazy world out there," he said, "but every time I hear a Don Williams song, I feel all right again."

Dorris, who had once managed Williams, introduced Robert Pratt, who has served as the singer's manager since 1992. Pratt spoke of Williams' international popularity, especially in Europe, South Africa and Zimbabwe. "I believe Don carried country music across the world," he said.

After Pratt's comments, Stuart introduced singer-songwriter Roger Cook. Holding up the ukulele with which he accompanies himself, Cook joked, "Never wash a guitar." He then strummed the opening chords to "I Believe in You," his hit for Williams in 1980. Pratt, who had journeyed from his home in Britain for the occasion, accepted Williams' award.

Stuart next ushered Wagoner to the stage. Still shaky and recovering from a near fatal aneurysm a year ago, the 79-year-old star was nonetheless resplendent in his lilac-colored finery. His chore was to present his former prot�g�e, Dolly Parton, with the final Pioneer Award of the night.

Wagoner recalled first meeting and interviewing Parton in 1967 when he was seeking a replacement for Norma Jean on his TV show. "She sang to me some of the songs she had written," he said, "and they were the best I ever heard." Parton was "nervous" at the interview, he continued, and "talked like a machine gun."

Ashley Monroe, a new artist on Columbia Records, tipped her hat to Parton with a cover of "But You Know I Love You," Parton's hit from 1981. "I also grew up in East Tennessee [as Parton did]," Monroe told the crowd, "and my Christmas gift every year was a season pass to Dollywood."

Rhonda Vincent and her band, the Rage, came next for a blistering bluegrass interpretation of Parton's 1973 hit, "Jolene." She had the crowd cheering at her first notes.

Then Wagoner returned to the stage to welcome Parton. Returning to their first encounter, he said, "She had more talent than anyone I'd met in my lifetime." In response to some leering wisecracks from Stuart, Wagoner grinned and said, "I didn't hire her because she had big boobs. Honest."

When Parton came out, dressed in a form-fitting black dress, the crowd gave her the evening's only standing ovation. She said she thought it was fitting that she was receiving a "pioneer" award. "I thought, 'How appropriate.' I remember when me and Porter came to Nashville in a covered wagon."

But Parton reassured everyone that she's not fading into history just yet. "I may be a pioneer," she said, "but I'm blazing new trails. So don't give up on me." Then she turned to Wagoner and said, "And, yes, you did hire me because I had big boobs."

Stuart reminded guests that his Sparkle & Twang exhibit at the Tennessee State Museum in downtown Nashville is open to the public at no charge. His collection of priceless country music memorabilia includes dozens of stage costumes, historic musical instruments, original song manuscripts and both formal and intimate show business photos.

is there any way to c the pics if ur not part of the FC?

No, sorry... but if you're not, you should join!