1st GMA Dove Awards
# 1st GMA Dove Awards

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
