• CBS-TV began broadcasting the CMA Awards, an association that continues to this day.
• Loretta Lynn became the first female to be named Entertainer of the Year. She also won Female Vocalist of the Year and Vocal Duo with Conway Twitty.
• For the First time, the Statler Brothers won Vocal Group of the Year, an Award they would win six consecutive times.
• Jimmie H. Davis was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame.
1973
• Charlie Rich won Awards for Male Vocalist, Single and Album of the Year for "Behind Closed Doors." The song, written by Kenny O'Dell, won Song of the Year honors.
• Tanya Tucker made her first appearance on a CMA Awards special.
• Roy Clark was named Entertainer of the Year.
• Chet Atkins and Patsy Cline joined the list of luminaries in the Country Music Hall of Fame.
1974
• Conway Twitty and Loretta Lynn won the third of their four Vocal Duo of the Year Awards.
• Charlie Rich won Entertainer of the Year.
• Owen Bradley and Frank "Pee Wee" King were inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame.
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