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The Gospel Music Association (GMA) was founded in 1964 to promote Gospel music. [1] It was created as an extension of the National Quartet Convention, a convention devoted to Southern gospel that had been operating since 1956. [2]
The Southern gospel industry became disenchanted with the direction that the GMA was heading and a new organization, the Southern Gospel Music Association, was formed by Charles Waller. [12] However, in 1985, this organization was absorbed by the GMA. [10] [12] A new, independent Southern Gospel Music Association was formed in 1995. [10] [13] [14]
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.
Southern gospel music is a genre of Christian music.Its name comes from its origins in the southeastern United States.Its lyrics are written to express either personal or a communal faith regarding biblical teachings and Christian life, as well as (in terms of the varying music styles) to give a Christian alternative to mainstream secular music.
The Nelons were inducted into the Gospel Music Association Hall of Fame in 2016 and were winners of 10 GMA Dove Awards, including multiple song of the year and album of the year awards.
The National Gospel Singing Convention is an annual Southern gospel music event, and has played a significant part in the development of Gospel music.. The convention was established by the most prominent publishers of shape note song books in 1936, including the Morris-Henson Company, the Vaughan Quartet, James D. Vaughan Music Publishers, the Hartford Music Company, A. J. Showalter Company ...
Eventually, he wanted to work at the Gospel Music Association in Nashville. He thought working at Cash Box would get him closer to accomplishing that goal. Among the music charts, Billboard had ...
In 1970, Bagwell was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Gospel Performance (Other Than Soul Gospel) for the album Talk About the Good Times. [4]Bagwell was inducted into the Southern Gospel Music Association Hall of Fame in 1997 [5] and into the GMA Hall Of Fame in 2001.