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17th GMA Dove Awards
The 17th Annual GMA Dove Awards were held on 1986 recognizing accomplishments of musicians for the year 1985. The show was held in Nashville, Tennessee. Award recipients *Song of the Year **"Via Dolorosa"; Billy Sprague, Niles Borop; Meadowgreen Music, Word Music (ASCAP) *Songwriter of the Year ** Gloria Gaither *Male Vocalist of the Year ** Larnelle Harris *Female Vocalist of the Year ** Sandi Patti *Artist of the Year ** Amy Grant *Southern Gospel Album of the Year **''Excited''; The Hemphills; Wayne Hilton, Trent Hemphill; HeartWarming *Inspirational Album of the Year **''I've Just Seen Jesus''; Larnelle Harris; Greg Nelson; Impact *Pop/Contemporary Album of the Year **'' Medals''; Russ Taff; Jack Joseph Puig, Russ Taff; Myrrh Records *Contemporary Gospel Album of the Year **''Let My People Go''; The Winans; Marvin Winans; Qwest/Warner Bros. *Traditional Gospel Album of the Year **''Celebration''; Shirley Caesar Shirley Ann Caesar-Williams (born October 13, 1938), know ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nashville, Tennessee
Nashville is the capital city of the U.S. state of Tennessee and the county seat, seat of Davidson County, Tennessee, Davidson County. With a population of 689,447 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 U.S. census, Nashville is the List of municipalities in Tennessee, most populous city in the state, List of United States cities by population, 21st most-populous city in the U.S., and the fourth most populous city in the southeastern United States, southeastern U.S. Located on the Cumberland River, the city is the center of the Nashville metropolitan area, which is one of the fastest growing in the nation. Named for Francis Nash, a general of the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War, the city was founded in 1779. The city grew quickly due to its strategic location as a port on the Cumberland River and, in the 19th century, a railroad center. Nashville seceded with Tennessee during the American Civil War; in 1862 it was the first state capital in the Confederate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Winans
The Winans are an American gospel quartet from Detroit, Michigan consisting of brothers Marvin, Carvin, Michael and Ronald Winans. Members ''Please refer to the Winans family page for more detail on the individual members.'' About: Origins & Music Origins Brothers Ronald, Marvin, Carvin, and Michael Winans (the second, third, fourth and fifth siblings of the Winans family) grew up in Detroit, Michigan and were discovered by Andrae Crouch, who signed them to Light Records. Music Brothers Ronald, Marvin, and Carvin made two albums in 1974 (without Michael) and 1975 (with Michael) under the name "The Testimonial Singers", one album which they would re-record two songs for later albums (Fallow Ground and J.E.S.U.S) before getting their big break with their first record as "The Winans" with ''Introducing The Winans'' was produced in 1981 by Andrae Crouch, two years after he discovered them and invited them to tour with him. They performed vocals in ''This Is America, Charlie Brown ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1986 In American Music
The year 1986 was designated as the International Year of Peace by the United Nations. Events January * January 1 **Aruba gains increased autonomy from the Netherlands by separating from the Netherlands Antilles. **Spain and Portugal enter the European Community, which becomes the European Union in 1993. *January 11 – The Gateway Bridge in Brisbane, Australia, at this time the world's longest prestressed concrete free-cantilever bridge, is opened. *January 13– 24 – South Yemen Civil War. *January 20 – The United Kingdom and France announce plans to construct the Channel Tunnel. *January 24 – The Voyager 2 space probe makes its first encounter with Uranus. *January 25 – Yoweri Museveni's National Resistance Army Rebel group takes over Uganda after leading a five-year guerrilla war in which up to half a million people are believed to have been killed. They will later use January 26 as the official date to avoid a coincidence of dates with Dictator Idi Amin's 1971 co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
