Comments on: Classic CMA Awards Moments, #12: Trisha Yearwood‘s coronation (1997)

By: Cory DeStein

Cory DeStein — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 02:00:26 +0000

Finally got to see K.T. Oslin acceptance speech, she said “Reba, you had one hell of a run gal and I am honored to step in after you” she said it in her Song of the Year speech because she was too flustered when she won Female Vocalist

The best thing in 1997 was Trisha deserved it 100% and her sales sky rocketed worldwide after the CMA broadcast……she captured the hearts of even more fans with her down to earth attitude

By: Cory

Cory — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 23:32:52 +0000

Tony do you have or know of any links of K.T. Oslin’s acceptance speech!!!

Trisha was long overdue for this award but it was sheer magic. She managed to be the top artist but maintain her integrity through it all!

By: Tony C

Tony C — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 21:34:58 +0000

Lots of female vocalist winners seem to recognize Reba in their speech. Didn’t Martina dedicate one of her three to Reba? And I recall KT Oslin referenced Reba in her acceptance speech after ending her 4-consecutive wins streak in 1988.

By: Erik North

Erik North — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 14:50:01 +0000

I agree that Trisha does possess a great vocal talent and a knack for choosing great song, which is to say songs that she can relate to herself. This is the way her heroes Linda Ronstadt and Emmylou Harris have always done things and why they are legends, and Trisha feels she can’t do anything less.

But I sometimes get the feeling that Trisha’s way of doing things doesn’t translate well anymore to country radio, which looks for cutesy novelty things or redneck anthems. Maybe Trisha is too good for the genre now.

By: Blake Boldt

Blake Boldt — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 03:11:10 +0000

It would be a real shame if Yearwood never graced the CMA stage again. Very few in the genre’s history have ever possessed such vocal talent, and she has great song selection skills to boot.

1997 marked the 2nd straight year that Reba was referenced in the Female Vocalist speech, with Patty Loveless mentioning her the previous year.

By: J.R. Journey

J.R. Journey — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 22:44:55 +0000

Oops, I totally missed the link above.

By: J.R. Journey

J.R. Journey — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 22:42:05 +0000

A long over-due recognition for Ms. Yearwood. Also, I think it’s great that she took the time to acknowledge Reba from the stage. So many people would have been simply too flustered to think about the greats that came before them – or just too damn arrogant to give a shout-out to somebody, or even recognize, the history the award holds.

Makes me love Trisha even more …

Oh, and here’s the link to view Trisha winning.

I love Ronnie Milsap’s comment: “Wouldn’t you know they’d ask me to work with 5 beautiful women, when they know I can’t see any of ‘em.” Classic.

By: rockymtranger

rockymtranger — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 14:59:32 +0000

My admiration and support of Trisha has never wavered, in part because she’s such a class act. This video just backs up that claim.