The CMA Awards Take Over Nashville
November 5, 2003
The 47th Annual CMA Awards bring together country music's elite with the annual "star-studded" event, broadcast tonight (11/5) beginning at 8 p.m. EST on CBS. Highlights include a tribute to the late legend Johnny Cash (nominated in 4 categories), a performance by Alison Krauss & Union Station (with nominations for Alison Krauss as female vocalist and dobro player extraordinaire Jerry Douglas for instrumentalist), and a duet between Dolly Parton and Norah Jones of Parton's The Grass is Blue, which Jones covers on a recent tribute album. Willie Nelson and Kris Kristofferson will be joined by the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band and Sheryl Crow in honoring Cash.
Posted by Ann VerWiebe at November 5, 2003 3:13 PM
