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The Gospel Music Association (GMA) is a nonprofit organization founded in 1964 for the purpose of supporting and promoting the development of all forms of gospel music. [1] As of 2011, there are about 4,000 members worldwide. [ 2 ]
Robert is a five-time winner of the Gospel Music Association's Dove Award. [1] For five years he headed the songwriting faculty for the Academy of Gospel Music Arts . In 1997, Robert served as the chairman of the Coalition for the Protection of America’s Gospel Music Heritage , lobbying and testifying before Congress on behalf of Christian ...
The Gospel Music Hall of Fame, created in 1972 by the Gospel Music Association, is a Hall of Fame dedicated exclusively to recognizing meaningful contributions by individuals and groups in all forms of gospel music.
In 1964, the Gospel Music Association was established, which in turn began the Dove Awards (in 1969) and the Gospel Music Hall of Fame (in 1972). Both of the latter two groups began primarily for Southern gospel performers, but in the late 1970s, began including artists of other subgenres, which brought in many Black artists. [ 23 ]
Tony Wood is an American songwriter working primarily in the contemporary Christian music (CCM) genre. He has received five Gospel Music Association Dove Awards for songwriting. Early and personal life
Winners of the Gospel Music Association Dove Award for Songwriter of the Year are: . 1969: Bill Gaither 1970: Bill Gaither; 1971: Award vacated because of 1971 GMA vote-buying scandal
Gospel’s influence on R&B is quite profound, considering many artists, like Sam Cooke and Aretha Franklin, got their start singing in church. Likewise, gospel music was, in many ways, the ...
A Dove Award is an accolade by the Gospel Music Association (GMA) of the United States to recognize outstanding achievement in the Christian music industry. The awards ceremonies presented annually and have been held in Nashville, Tennessee except in 2011 and 2012 when they were held in Atlanta, Georgia.