Knott's Berry Farm, Grand Avenue, Buena Park, Orange County, California, 90620, United States
Academy of Country Music
CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins82% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 82%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 6 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or betterBillboard[4] of 9 March 1974 says the Academy of Country Music Awards show 'March 28 on ABC-TV. Show tapes at Knott's Berry Farm March 25. Roger Miller hosts'; Billboard Music Week of March 1974 says the ninth annual awards show was set for network telecast over ABC-TV March 28 at 11:30 p.m.; Wikipedia[5] gives March 25, 1974. The pin is the ceremony (taping) day, 25 March; the broadcast followed on 28 March. A newspaper dated 24 March 1974 cited by Wikipedia precedes this date, presumably an announcement of the winners.
Charlie Rich won four awards for "Behind Closed Doors" and Roy Clark became the first repeat Entertainer of the Year at the ninth Academy of Country Music awards, taped on 25 March 1974 at Knott's Berry Farm and aired on ABC on 28 March, hosted by Roger Miller.
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