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Country music's stars partied at home Nov. 6, 2006, as the Country Music Association took its awards show back to Nashville after last year's detour to New York. At left, Gretchen Wilson looked great on the red carpet, hours before she seduced the crowd with a smoldering "Come To Bed."
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Carrie Underwood arrives for her big night. She won awards for new artist and female vocalist of the year--and thanked the reality show that launched her career.
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Sheryl Crow wore black lace on the red carpet shortly before opening the show at the 40th Annual CMA Awards Nov. 6, 2006 in Nashville.
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Singer Alan Jackson proudly marched his whole family down the red carpet at the 40th Annual CMA Awards Nov. 6, 2006 in Nashville. He later performed "Like Red On A Rose."
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Singer Brad Paisley and his wife, actress Kimberly Williams-Paisley, pose on the red carpet at the 40th Annual CMA Awards Nov. 6, 2006 in Nashville. He performed "She's Everything" live at the show.
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Randy Owen pauses on the red carpet at the 40th Annual CMA Awards on Nov. 6, 2006 in Nashville.
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LeAnn Rimes and her husband Dean Sheremet pose for photographers at the 40th Annual CMA Awards Nov. 6, 2006 in Nashville.
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Lynn Anderson and Kris Kristofferson get together on the red carpet at the 40th Annual CMA Awards Nov. 6, 2006 in Nashville.
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Singer Lorrie Morgan shows off her monogram at the 40th Annual CMA Awards on Nov. 6, 2006 in Nashville.
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Jon Bon Jovi and Richie Sambora stop on the red carpet at the 40th Annual CMA Awards Nov. 6, 2006 in Nashville.
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Actress Eva Longoria poses for photographers at the 40th Annual CMA Awards Nov. 6, 2006 in Nashville.
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Clint Black and his wife, Lisa Hartman, stop for photographers on the red carpet at the 40th Annual CMA Awards Nov. 6, 2006 in Nashville.
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Kellie Pickler poses for photographers at the 40th Annual CMA Awards at the Gaylord Entertainment Center on Nov. 6, 2006 in Nashville.
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Singer Emory arrives for the 40th Annual CMA Awards at the Gaylord Entertainment Center on Nov. 6, 2006 in Nashville.
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Miss America Jennifer Berry attends the 40th Annual CMA Awards at the Gaylord Entertainment Center on Nov. 6, 2006 in Nashville.
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Singer Taylor Swift arrives for the 40th Annual CMA Awards at the Gaylord Entertainment Center on Nov. 6, 2006 in Nashville.
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Singer Laura Bryna poses for photographers as she arrives for the 40th Annual CMA Awards at the Gaylord Entertainment Center on Nov. 6, 2006 in Nashville.
