2003 Country Music Association Awards
The 2003 Country Music Association Awards, 37th Ceremony, was held on November 5, 2003 at the Grand Ole Opry House, Nashville, Tennessee, and hosted by CMA Award Winner, Vince Gill.
Background
On September 12, Johnny Cash died from complications of diabetes. His children John Carter Cash and Kathy Cash accepted his awards on his behalf during the ceremony, with "standing ovations" for each win.Performances
- Martina McBride — "In My Daughters Eyes"
- Kris Kristofferson and Willie Nelson — Tribute to Johnny Cash: "Folsom Prison Blues" and "I Walk The Line"
- Travis Tritt and Sheryl Crow — Tribute to Johnny Cash: "Jackson"
- Hank Williams Jr — Tribute to Johnny Cash: "Ring of Fire"
- Brooks & Dunn — "You Can't Take The Honky Tonk Out of the Girl"
- Rascal Flatts — "I Melt"
- Joe Nichols — "Brokenheartsville"
- Dolly Parton and Norah Jones — "The Grass Is Blue"
- Tim McGraw — "Red Ragtop"
- Kenny Chesney — "There Goes My Life"
- Toby Keith — "I Love This Bar"
- Terri Clark — "I Wanna Do It All"
- Patty Loveless — "Lovin' All Night"
- Buddy Jewell — "Help Pour out the Rain"
- Blake Shelton — "The Baby"
- Gary Allan — "Songs About Rain"
- Darryl Worley — "I Will Stand My Ground"
- George Strait — "Honk If You Honky Tonk"
- Shania Twain — "She's Not Just a Pretty Face"
- Alison Krauss — "Everytime You Say Goodbye"
- Brad Paisley — "Celebrity"
- Dierk Bentley — "What Was I Thinkin'"
- Vince Gill — "Young Man's Town"