Country Star Trivia Comstock/Thinkstock Over the course of several decades, Fan Fair eventually morphed into the current-day CMA Music Festival. When was the first year it took place? ANSWER: 1972. Copyright © 2016, ABC Radio. All rights reserved. Comments comments By ABC News|2016-05-20T10:00:59-05:00May 20th, 2016|Music News|Comments Off on Country Star Trivia Share This Story, Choose Your Platform! FacebookTwitterRedditLinkedInTumblrPinterestVkEmail About the Author: ABC News Related Posts