BROOKS & DUNN, SHANIA TWAIN TOPS IN COUNTRY.Byline: Jeff Wilson There are a number of people named Jeff Wilson.
Associated Press (AP) Cooperative news agency, the oldest and largest in the U.S. and long the largest in the world. The country duo Brooks & Dunn were named top entertainers of the year and best duet to lead winners at the 31st annual Academy of Country Music Awards on Wednesday. Canadian sensation Shania Twain also doubled, winning the album trophy for ``The Woman in Me'' and best new female singer in ceremonies at the Universal Amphitheatre. Gentleman cowboy George Strait's ``Check Yes or No'' was the single record of the year and Tracy Byrd's romantic ballad ``The Keeper of the Stars'' was top song. Alan Jackson was chosen top male singer and Patty Loveless This biographical article or section needs additional references for verification. Please help [ to improve this article] by adding additional sources. Unverifiable material about living persons must be removed immediately, especially if potentially libelous or harmful. was the academy's top female vocalist. The Mavericks won a second consecutive best group award. ``I think back to bars and hog killings I played 25 years ago. I kind of know now how it feels to climb Mount Everest and plant a flag,'' said Kix Brooks. Partner Ronnie Dunn said ``it's been a long haul Long distance. Long haul implies traversing a state or a country. Contrast with short haul. .'' ``Wow!'' Twain said in bubbly fashion as she accepted the latest in a string of honors for her breakthrough album. ``The Woman in Me'' won the country album Grammy this year, and Twain was the best new country artist at the American Music Awards in January. ``I really feel I have everything I ever wanted. I just feel like I'm on top of the world right now,'' Twain said backstage after picking up her album award. She earlier won the new female singer trophy. ``This is a really special award for me to win because you're only new for a very short period of time and I cherish it very much,'' said Twain, who wore a revealing black-and-silver sequin se·quin n. 1. A small shiny ornamental disk, often sewn on cloth; a spangle. 2. A gold coin of the Venetian Republic. Also called zecchino. tr.v. gown. ``I'm so proud to be a part of you my sisters,'' Loveless said in a tribute to all the women of country music. ``They are making some music that is blowing them away out there.'' The ceremony boosted the ACM (Association for Computing Machinery, New York, www.acm.org) A membership organization founded in 1947 dedicated to advancing the arts and sciences of information processing. In addition to awards and publications, ACM also maintains special interest groups (SIGs) in the computer field. award total for Brooks & Dunn to nine. ``We never take this for granted. Please don't give up on us. We got new kids now,'' Dunn said after winning the duet award. Lonestar won the new group trophy and newcomer Bryan White received a standing ovation when his name was called for the new male artist award. ``I couldn't be happier,'' White said backstage. ``I don't even have a mantel. I have a dresser, that's where it's going until I get a house with a mantel.'' Jeff Carson's sentimental ``The Car'' won the top video trophy. Merle merle a pattern of coat color pigmentation with dark, irregular blotches on a lighter background. Seen in some Collies and Welsh corgis. In shorthaired dogs, e.g. Great Danes and Dachshunds, the similar pattern is called dapple. Haggard won the Pioneer Award for his outstanding efforts in the field of country music. Entertainer Jeff Foxworthy, best-known for his ``You might be a redneck "...You Might be a Redneck" is the tagline for a long-running series of jokes about rednecks by comedian Jeff Foxworthy titled "The Redneck Test," supposing that people do not know if they are rednecks or not. if . . .'' comedy routine and TV show, was given the academy's Special Achievement Award for promoting country music. |
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