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 GMA Dove Awards 1969 music awards 1969 in American music 1969 in Tennessee GMA