Country Music Association Award for Musician of the Year

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The Country Music Association Award for Musician of the Year is an annual honor recognizing outstanding instrumental excellence and contribution by a musician within the country music industry.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Country Music Association Award
music award
alsoKnownAs Country Music Association Award for Musician of the Year
surface form: CMA Award for Musician of the Year
awardFor instrumental excellence in country music
musicianship in the country music industry
country United States of America
surface form: United States
eligibleRecipients individual musicians
session musicians
touring musicians
evaluationCriteria overall impact on country music sound in the eligibility year
studio recording contributions
technical proficiency on instrument
touring and live performance contributions
field music
firstAwardedBy Country Music Association Award
surface form: Country Music Association Awards ceremony
frequency annual
genre country music
hasAwardType competitive award
hasCategory Country Music Association Award for Musician of the Year self-linksurface differs
surface form: CMA Awards – musician category
hasLanguage English
inception 1967
industry country music industry
locationOfCeremony Nashville
surface form: Nashville, Tennessee
notableWinner Chet Atkins
Jenee Fleenor
Jerry Douglas
Mac McAnally
Mark O’Connor
partOf Country Music Association
surface form: Country Music Association Awards
presentedBy Country Music Association
relatedAward Country Music Association Award for Entertainer of the Year
CMA Award for Female Vocalist of the Year
surface form: Country Music Association Award for Female Vocalist of the Year

CMA Award for Male Vocalist of the Year
surface form: Country Music Association Award for Male Vocalist of the Year
relatedOrganization Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum building
surface form: Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum
selectionMethod voting by Country Music Association members
significance major peer-recognized honor for country musicians
typicalInstrumentsRecognized dobro
drums
fiddle
guitar
keyboards
steel guitar

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Country Music Association Award hasPart Country Music Association Award for Musician of the Year
Country Music Association hasAward Country Music Association Award for Musician of the Year
this entity surface form: CMA Award for Musician of the Year
Country Music Association Award for Musician of the Year alsoKnownAs Country Music Association Award for Musician of the Year
this entity surface form: CMA Award for Musician of the Year
Country Music Association Award for Musician of the Year hasCategory Country Music Association Award for Musician of the Year self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: CMA Awards – musician category
Johnny Gimble awardReceived Country Music Association Award for Musician of the Year
this entity surface form: CMA Musician of the Year