98-year-old Lucy Dean Record performing for the Rotary Club on Friday afternoon at the Lockney Senior Center. (Ryan Crowe/FCR)
LUBBOCK, TX – For the past ten decades, Lucy Dean Record has been playing the piano and impacting lives in and out of Floyd County.
On Wednesday, the 98-year-old Record received one of the most prestigious awards from the CMA of Texas (CMAT), the Heritage Award.
With the recognition, the Lockney native joins Floydada’s Jason Nutt as Floyd County CMAT award winner. Nutt won Song of the Year on Tuesday at the 2021 award show, while Record received her award at the 2022 awards on Wednesday at the Cactus Theater.
2023 Award Recipients
Artist – George Dearborne
Americana Artist – Annie Davis, aka Trashy Annie
Director Appointment – Rodney Anderson
Song – Steve Markwardt, Oklahoma’s Calling Me
Male Vocalist – Shane Vandiver
International Artist – Vanessa Bourne
Traditional Country Artist – Jake Hooker
CMA of Texas Radio Network CHOICE RECORDING – Bobby Mackey & Claude Gray, Cold, Cold Heart
Rising Star Award – Jasmine McDonald
Rising Star Award – Brayden Ryle
Rising Western Swing Band – Lance Shaw & 419 Swing Band
Director’s Choice – Mike Markwardt, The Birth and History of Western Swing Documentary Film
JIM & MONA BOLES TEXAS LEGACY Award – Curt Ryle
LIVING LEGEND Award – Chuck Cusimano
Ambassador – Carol Roshkind
Ambassador – Brandon Messerly
HERITAGE Award – Lucy Dean Record
LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT Award – Claude Gray
TOP OF TEXAS Award – Jason Roberts, Director Bob Wills’ Texas Playboys
