The 2nd Annual

GMA Dove Awards 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 ...

were held in 1970. They recognized accomplishment of musicians for the year 1969.

Award winners

*Song Of The Year **"The Night Before Easter"; Don Sumner, Dwayne Friend; Gospel Qt Music (SESAC) *Songwriter Of The Year ** Bill Gaither *Male Vocalist Of The Year **

James Blackwood James Webre Blackwood (August 4, 1919 – February 3, 2002) was an American gospel singer and one of the founding members of legendary Southern gospel quartet The Blackwood Brothers. He is the only person in any field of music to have been nomin ...

*Female Vocalist Of The Year ** Ann Downing *Male Group Of The Year **

Oak Ridge Boys The Oak Ridge Boys are an American country and gospel vocal quartet originating in Oak Ridge, Tennessee. The group was founded in the 1940s as the Oak Ridge Quartet. They became popular in Southern gospel during the 1950s. Their name was change ...

*Mixed Group Of The Year ** The Speer Family *Most Promising New Gospel Talent ** Four Gallileans *Album of the Year **'' Fill My Cup, Lord'';

The Blackwood Brothers The Blackwood Brothers are an American southern gospel quartet. Pioneers of the Christian music industry, they are 8-time Grammy Award winners in addition to winning 7 Gospel Music Association Dove Awards. They are also members of the Memphis M ...

; Darol Rice; RCA Victor *Instrumentalist ** Dwayne Friend *Backliner Notes ** Mrs. Jake Hess; ''Ain't That Beautiful Singin;

Jake Hess Jake Hess (December 24, 1927 – January 4, 2004) was an American Grammy Award-winning southern gospel singer.McNeil, W.K., Ed. (2010). ''Encyclopedia of American Gospel Music''. Routledge. . Pp. 201-202. Life The son of "a sharecropper who was ...

*Cover Photo or Cover Art **

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; ''This Is My Valley'';

The Rambos The Rambos were an American Southern gospel music group that was formed in the 1960s. They were one of the most successful Gospel trios of the 20th century. The group consisted of Buck and Dottie Rambo at first along with several various people s ...

*Graphic Layout And Design **

Jerry Goff Jerry Leroy Goff (born April 12, 1964) is a former professional baseball catcher who played in Major League Baseball for the Montreal Expos, Pittsburgh Pirates, and Houston Astros. He was listed at and 207 pounds. In his last major league game, G ...

; ''Thrasher Brothers at Fantastic Caverns''; The Thrasher Brothers *Television Program **''Gospel Jubilee'',

Florida Boys The Florida Boys were a male vocal quartet in Southern gospel music. The group was founded in 1946 by J. G. Whitfield. Originally named The Gospel Melody Quartet, the group was renamed in 1954. From the 1950s until 2007, the group was led by Les ...

*D.J. of the Year ** J. G. Whitfield {{DEFAULTSORT:Dove Awards Of 1970 GMA Dove Awards 1970 music awards 1970 in American music 1970 in Tennessee GMA