Academy of Country Music

Academy of Country Music
AbbreviationACM
Formation1964 (1964)
TypeMusic organization
HeadquartersNashville, Tennessee ,USA
CEO
Damon Whiteside
Websitewww.acmcountry.com

The Academy of Country Music (ACM) was founded in 1964 in Los Angeles, California as the Country & Western Music Academy. Among the founders were Eddie Miller, Tommy Wiggins, and Mickey and Chris Christensen. They wanted to promote country music in the western 13 states with the support of artists based on the West Coast. Artists such as Johnny Bond, Glen Campbell, Merle Haggard, Roger Miller and others influenced them. A board of directors was formed to govern the academy in 1965.[1]

  1. ^ "Academy of Country Music - Mission". acmcountry.com. Retrieved April 5, 2012.

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