1975 Country Music Association AwardsThe 1975 Country Music Association Awards, 9th Ceremony, was held on October 13, 1975, at the Grand Ole Opry House, Nashville, Tennessee, and was hosted by CMA Award winners Glen Campbell and Charley Pride.Winners and nomineesWinners in Bold.Entertainer of the YearAlbum of the YearJohn Denver* Waylon Jennings* Loretta Lynn* Ronnie Milsap* Conway TwittyA Legend in My Time — Ronnie Milsap* An Evening with John Denver — John Denver* Before the Next Teardrop Falls — Freddy Fender * Feelins' — Conway Twitty and Loretta Lynn* The Ramblin' Man — Waylon Jennings* Rhinestone Cowboy — Glen CampbellMale Vocalist of the YearFemale Vocalist of the YearWaylon Jennings* John Denver* Freddy Fender* Ronnie Milsap* Conway TwittyDolly Parton* Jessi Colter* Loretta Lynn* Linda Ronstadt* Tanya TuckerVocal Group of the YearVocal Duo of the YearStatler Brothers* Asleep at the Wheel* Four Guys* The Osborne Brothers* Pointer SistersConway Twitty and Loretta Lynn* Jack Greene and Jeannie Seely* George Jones and Tammy Wynette* Mel Tillis and Sherry Bryce* Porter Wagoner and Dolly PartonSingle of the YearSong of the Year"Before the Next Teardrop Falls" — Freddy Fender* "(Hey Won't You Play) Another Somebody Done Somebody Wrong Song" — B. J. Thomas* "I'm Not Lisa" — Jessi Colter* "Rhinestone Cowboy" — Glen Campbell* "Thank God I'm a Country Boy" — John Denver"Back Home Again" — John Denver* "Before the Next Teardrop Falls" — Ben Peters, Vivian Keith* "(Hey Won't You Play) Another Somebody Done Somebody Wrong Song" — Chips Moman, Larry Butler* "I'm Not Lisa" — Jessi Colter* "Rainy Day Woman" — Waylon JenningsInstrumental Group of the YearInstrumentalist of the YearRoy Clark and Buck Trent* Danny Davis and the Nashville Brass* The Earl Scruggs Revue* Po' Boys* Twitty BirdsJohnny Gimble* Chet Atkins* Roy Clark* Charlie McCoy* Jerry Reed