The 14th Annual
GMA Dove Award
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 are presented annually. Formerly held in Nashville, Tennessee, the Dove Awards ...
s were held on 1983 recognizing accomplishments of musicians for the year 1982. The show was held in
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 muni ...
.
Award recipients
*Song of the Year
**"
El Shaddai
El Shaddai ( ''ʾĒl Šadday''; ) or just Shaddai is one of the names of the God of Israel. ''El Shaddai'' is conventionally translated into English as ''God Almighty'' (''Deus Omnipotens'' in Latin, الله عز وجل Allāh 'azzawajal in Ara ...
"; Michael Card, John Thompson; Whole Armor Publishing (ASCAP)
*Songwriter of the Year
**
Michael Card
Michael Card (born April 11, 1957) is an American, Christian singer-songwriter, musician, author, and radio host from Franklin, Tennessee. He is best known for his contributions in contemporary Christian music, which combine folk-style melod ...
*Male Vocalist of the Year
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Larnelle Harris
*Female Vocalist of the Year
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Sandi Patty
*Group of the Year
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The Imperials
*Artist of the Year
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Amy Grant
*Southern Gospel Album of the Year
**''Feeling at Home'';
Rex Nelon Singers
The Nelons are an American southern gospel group based in Atlanta, Georgia. Group members are Kelly Nelon Clark, her husband Jason Clark, and Kelly's daughters Amber Nelon Kistler and Autumn Nelon Clark. The Nelons were inducted into the Gospel Mu ...
; Ken Harding; Canaan Records
*Inspirational Album of the Year
**''
Lift Up the Lord''; Sandi Patti;
Greg Nelson, Impact
*Pop/Contemporary Album of the Year
**''
Age to Age''; Amy Grant; Brown Bannister;
Myrrh Records
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Myrrh Records (also known as Myrrh Worship) was an American Christian music record label.
According to ''Encyclopedia of American Gospel Music'', the label was instrumental in developing a popular following for contemporary Christian ...
*Inspirational Black Gospel Album of the Year
**''Touch Me Lord''; Larnelle Harris,
Greg Nelson; Impact
*Contemporary Gospel Album of the Year (formerly Contemporary Black Gospel)
**''I'll Never Stop Lovin' You''; Leon Patillo; Skip Konte; Myrrh
*Traditional Gospel Album of the Year (formerly Traditional Black Gospel)
**''
Precious Lord'';
Al Green
Albert Leornes Greene (born April 13, 1946), better known as Al Green, is an American singer, songwriter, pastor and record producer best known for recording a series of soul hit singles in the early 1970s, including " Take Me to the River", ...
; Al Green; Myrrh
*Instrumentalist
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Dino Kartsonakis
*Praise and Worship Album of the Year
**''Light Eternal'';
Billy Ray Hearn
Billy Ray Hearn (April 26, 1929April 15, 2015) was the founder and chairman of the Capitol Christian Music Group (formerly EMI Christian Music Group) the world's largest Christian music label.McNeil, W. K. Encyclopedia of American gospel music.' ...
; Birdwing
*Children's Music Album of the Year
**''Lullabies and Nursery Rhymes''; Tony Salerno, Fletch Wiley; Birdwing
*Musical Album
**''The Day He Wore My Crown'';
David T. Clydesdale; Impact
*Recorded Music Packaging of the Year
**Dennis Hill, Michael Borum; ''
Age to Age''; Amy Grant
*Album by a Secular Artist
**''
He Set My Life to Music
''He Set My Life to Music'' is the twelfth solo studio album by American country music artist, Barbara Mandrell. It was released in September 1982 on MCA Records and was produced by Tom Collins. The album was Mandrell's second studio album of the ...
'';
Barbara Mandrell
Barbara Ann Mandrell (born December 25, 1948) is an American country music singer and musician. She is also credited as an actress and author. During the late 1970s and early 1980s, she was considered among country's most successful music artist ...
; Tom Collins; MCA
External links
* https://doveawards.com/awards/past-winners/
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