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Mark O'Connor and the New Nashville Cats win against a stacked field of legends and icons at the 1991 CMA Awards. Their acceptance speech is here.

Mark O'Connor, Vince Gill, Steve Wariner, Ricky Skaggs, wins 1991 Vocal Event of the Year - CMA Awards

"With an incredible lineup of Nashville's very best musicians, this package covers a wide range of musical territory, from bluegrass to the blues, with plenty of stellar pickin'. Ironically, this mostly instrumental album won a vocal Grammy when Vince Gill, Ricky Skaggs, and Steve Wariner teamed with Mark O'Connor on "Restless."" -Editorial Reviews All Music Guide - Tom Roland

"Fiddler extraordinaire Mark O'Connor has played on close to 500 sessions since he arrived in Nashville six years ago, fresh from winning every important fiddling contest in the country. Now tapering off his session work with such stars as Randy Travis and Reba McEntire, O'Connor has made his fifth major-label solo album, The New Nashville Cats, a tribute to veteran Nashville session players. More than 50 contribute to this remarkable record, which includes singing by sidemen-turned-stars Vince Gill and Ricky Skaggs. Almost every musical style from Carl Perkins rockabilly to classical is heard here, including the mountain-tinged ''Traveller's Ridge'' and the near bebop of ''Sweet Suzanne.'' Although some of the playing is too flashy, it's almost always emotionally resonant. Along with a handful of producers, these are the folks who revitalized the Nashville sound after the assault of the urban cowboys in the early '80s, and turned a country music town into an international recording center. Their virtuosity here tells all." - Alanna Nash

"The broadcast won the night in ratings and was the second highest-rated special of the 1991-1992 television season with 33 million viewers." - [ Ссылка ] 33 million viewers watched as Mark O'Connor won a CMA award not to mention those in the audience and President and Mrs. George Bush.



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