CMA Award for Male Vocalist of the Year awarded to Charley Pride: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

1971 Country Music Association (CMA) award for Male Vocalist of the Year, awarded to Charley Pride. The base of the award is white plastic with a gold metal plaque. Etched lettering on the plaque says "CHARLEY PRIDE / MALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR / 1971." The top portion of the award is a wooden cone with a carved-out section on the front at the bottom. There is a gold metal music note in the carved-out section. Lettering on the flag of the music note reads "COUNTRY / MUSIC / ASSOCIATION." The note head features a raised design of a world map with lettering across the center that reads "BEST LIKED WORLD WIDE."

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: 1971
• Issued by: Country Music Association, American, founded 1958
• Received by: Charley Pride, American, 1934 - 2020
• Type: trophies (prizes)
• Medium: wood, metal, plastic
• Dimensions: H x W x D: 14 x 5 x 5 in. (35.6 x 12.7 x 12.7 cm)
• Place used: United States, North and Central America
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Country (Music)
• Topic: Instrumentalists (Musicians)
• Topic: Singers (Musicians)
• Object number: 2012.125.67
• Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Charley Pride
• Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

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