Awards Season Recap: Reflections On CMAs, Grammys

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With the CMA Awards scheduled for Wednesday night, Nov. 5, the CMA took a look back at some CMA Awards milestones. Click here to find out about the�first live national TV broadcast, first live radio broadcast,�first and only time outside of Nashville and much more.

�The 3rd Annual CMA Awards� was the first show to broadcast live, asJohnny Cash won five Awards in a single night. June Carter.� Plus, the Country Music Hall of Fame inducted�Gene Autry and Bill Monroe.

Johnny Cash won five awards in a single night on �The 3rd Annual CMA Awards,� the first show to be broadcast live. Photo: CMA

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To coincide with the�first round of Grammy voting,�the organization recapped the Top Grammy Recipients of the 21st Century in its latest digital magazine.�Alison Krauss is the only Nashvillian listed in the top 11. She�s earned 27 Grammys during her career and 17 since 2001. Other Nashville musicians near the top 11 include her longtime band members and solo�artists,�Dobro player Jerry Douglas and guitarist/singer Dan Tyminski, who have eleven and ten trophies, respectively. Nashville banjo virtuoso Bela Fleck has earned ten.

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