1st GMA Dove Awards

1st GMA Dove Awards
Date	September 1969
Location	Memphis, Tennessee
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The 1st Annual GMA Dove Awards were held in 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