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