1st GMA Dove Awards
| 1st GMA Dove Awards | ||||
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| Date | September 1969 | |||
| Location | Memphis, Tennessee | |||
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The 1st Annual GMA Dove Awards were held on September 1969 during the National Quartet Convention in Memphis, Tennessee.
Award winners
- Song of the Year
- "Jesus Is Coming Soon"; R. E. Winsett; R. E. Winsett Music (SESAC)
- Songwriter of the Year
- Bill Gaither
- Male Vocalist of the Year
- James Blackwood
- Female Vocalist of the Year
- Vestal Goodman
- Male Group of the Year
- The Imperials
- Mixed Group of the Year
- The Speer Family
- Album of the Year
- "It's Happening"; Oak Ridge Boys; Bob MacKenzie; Heart Warming
- Instrumentalist
- Dwayne Friend
- Album Jacket
- "It's Happening"; Oak Ridge Boys; Heart Warming
- Television Program
- Gospel Jubilee, Florida Boys
- D.J. of the Year
- J. G. Whitfield
External links
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GMA Dove Awards
NOTE: The 1971 winners (except GMA Hall of Fame members) were nullified because of voting irregularities; no awards show was held in 1979, as the Gospel Music Association moved the awards show from September to April.
