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Vaughan">James D. Vaughan</a> Music Publishers, the Hartford Music Company, <a href="/wiki/Anthony_Johnson_Showalter" title="Anthony Johnson Showalter">A. J. Showalter</a> Company, Denson Music Company, Theodore Sisk Music Company, Tennessee Music and Printing Company, George W. Sebren, W. P. Ganus, and the <a href="/wiki/Stamps-Baxter_Music_Company" title="Stamps-Baxter Music Company">Stamps Baxter Music</a> and Printing Company. The first event was held in 1936 in <a href="/wiki/Atlanta,_Georgia" class="mw-redirect" title="Atlanta, Georgia">Atlanta, Georgia</a>, with <a href="/wiki/Adger_M._Pace" title="Adger M. Pace">Adger M. Pace</a> serving as the convention's first president. </p><p>In 1949, the convention's constitution was revised so that state singing conventions would have voting privileges in addition to music publishers. In 1961, Stella Vaughan wrote an article for Vaughan's <i>Family Visitor</i> newsletter that chronicled the convention's first twenty-five years. The convention has continued as an annual event for more than 70 years, rotating among small towns throughout the United States (typically in the South). <a href="/wiki/Lawrenceburg,_Tennessee" title="Lawrenceburg, Tennessee">Lawrenceburg, Tennessee</a>, home of the original Vaughan Publishing Company and generally regarded as the birthplace of Southern Gospel music since 1910, hosted the 1991, 1996, 2006, and 2015 conventions. </p><p>The current president of the convention is former president of the Georgia State Gospel Singing Convention, Cameron B. Holloway. The 2023 session will take place at the historic Orange United Methodist Church outside Canton, Georgia on November 17 and 18, 2023. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="National_Gospel_Singing_Convention">National Gospel Singing Convention</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_Gospel_Singing_Convention&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: National Gospel Singing Convention"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable sortable" style="width: auto; text-align: left;"> <tbody><tr> <th>Year </th> <th>President </th> <th><a href="/wiki/Location" title="Location">Location</a> </th></tr> <tr> <td>1936 </td> <td>Adger M. Pace </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Atlanta" title="Atlanta">Atlanta</a>, Georgia </td></tr> <tr> <td>1937 </td> <td>Adger M. Pace </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Birmingham,_Alabama" title="Birmingham, Alabama">Birmingham, Alabama</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1938 </td> <td>Otis L. McCoy </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Old_Hickory,_Tennessee" title="Old Hickory, Tennessee">Old Hickory, Tennessee</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1939 </td> <td>W. Lee Higgins </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Greenville,_South_Carolina" title="Greenville, South Carolina">Greenville, South Carolina</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1940 </td> <td>W. Lee Higgins </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Akron,_Ohio" title="Akron, Ohio">Akron, Ohio</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1941 </td> <td>George W. Sebren, J. M. Henson acting </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Asheville,_North_Carolina" title="Asheville, North Carolina">Asheville, North Carolina</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1942 </td> <td>W. B. Walbert </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Charleston,_West_Virginia" title="Charleston, West Virginia">Charleston, West Virginia</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1943 </td> <td>W. Lee Higgins </td> <td>Akron, Ohio </td></tr> <tr> <td>1944 </td> <td>J. A. McClung, J. M. Henson acting </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Detroit,_Michigan" class="mw-redirect" title="Detroit, Michigan">Detroit, Michigan</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1945 </td> <td>J. M. Henson </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Decatur,_Georgia" title="Decatur, Georgia">Decatur, Georgia</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1946 </td> <td>Adger M. Pace </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Monticello,_Arkansas" title="Monticello, Arkansas">Monticello, Arkansas</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1947 </td> <td>Frank Stamps </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Montgomery,_Alabama" title="Montgomery, Alabama">Montgomery, Alabama</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1948 </td> <td>W. Lee Higgins, Harley Lester acting </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Cleveland,_Tennessee" title="Cleveland, Tennessee">Cleveland, Tennessee</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1949 </td> <td>G. K. Vaughan </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Greenville,_South_Carolina" title="Greenville, South Carolina">Greenville, South Carolina</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1950 </td> <td>M. J. Beasley </td> <td>Birmingham, Alabama </td></tr> <tr> <td>1951 </td> <td>W. H. (Bill) Fleming </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Conway,_Arkansas" title="Conway, Arkansas">Conway, Arkansas</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1952 </td> <td>Roscoe Long </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Gainesville,_Georgia" title="Gainesville, Georgia">Gainesville, Georgia</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1953 </td> <td>Gaskell Warren </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Cookeville,_Tennessee" title="Cookeville, Tennessee">Cookeville, Tennessee</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1954 </td> <td>Earl Crowson </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Louisville,_Mississippi" title="Louisville, Mississippi">Louisville, Mississippi</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1955 </td> <td>H. A. Waltman </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mobile,_Alabama" title="Mobile, Alabama">Mobile, Alabama</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1956 </td> <td>Mrs. C. H. (Mom) Rushing </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tulsa,_Oklahoma" title="Tulsa, Oklahoma">Tulsa, Oklahoma</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1957 </td> <td>J. E. Wheeler </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Porterville,_California" title="Porterville, California">Porterville, California</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1958 </td> <td>Ray Wyatt </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Pell_City,_Alabama" title="Pell City, Alabama">Pell City, Alabama</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1959 </td> <td>Earl Crowson </td> <td>Louisville, Mississippi </td></tr> <tr> <td>1960 </td> <td>A. B. Taylor </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Live_Oak,_Florida" title="Live Oak, Florida">Live Oak, Florida</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1961 </td> <td>Videt Polk </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Pass_Christian,_Mississippi" title="Pass Christian, Mississippi">Pass Christian, Mississippi</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1962 </td> <td>Nolin Jeffress </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Crossett,_Arkansas" title="Crossett, Arkansas">Crossett, Arkansas</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1963 </td> <td>Gaskell Warren </td> <td>Cookeville, Tennessee </td></tr> <tr> <td>1964 </td> <td>J. S. Cooksey </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tifton,_Georgia" title="Tifton, Georgia">Tifton, Georgia</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1965 </td> <td>Willie Weems </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Forest,_Mississippi" title="Forest, Mississippi">Forest, Mississippi</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1966 </td> <td>Videt Polk </td> <td>Pass Christian, Mississippi </td></tr> <tr> <td>1967 </td> <td>Oliver S. Jennings </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Madison,_Tennessee" title="Madison, Tennessee">Madison, Tennessee</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1968 </td> <td>Arch Gibson </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Plainview,_Texas" title="Plainview, Texas">Plainview, Texas</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1969 </td> <td>Connor B. Hall </td> <td>Cleveland, Tennessee </td></tr> <tr> <td>1970 </td> <td>Lewis Miller </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Cullman,_Alabama" title="Cullman, Alabama">Cullman, Alabama</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1971 </td> <td>Nolin Jeffress </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hot_Springs,_Arkansas" title="Hot Springs, Arkansas">Hot Springs, Arkansas</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1972 </td> <td>Videt Polk </td> <td>Pass Christian, Mississippi </td></tr> <tr> <td>1973 </td> <td>E. F. (Gene) Roberts </td> <td>Cookeville, Tennessee </td></tr> <tr> <td>1974 </td> <td>Ernest Latta </td> <td>Tulsa, Oklahoma </td></tr> <tr> <td>1975 </td> <td>J. C. Cobb </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Albertville,_Alabama" title="Albertville, Alabama">Albertville, Alabama</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1976 </td> <td>Talmadge Johnson </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Roswell,_New_Mexico" title="Roswell, New Mexico">Roswell, New Mexico</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1977 </td> <td>Arthur Watson </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Stephenville,_Texas" title="Stephenville, Texas">Stephenville, Texas</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1978 </td> <td>Nolin Jeffress </td> <td>Hot Springs, Arkansas </td></tr> <tr> <td>1979 </td> <td>J. W. Payne </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Blairsville,_Georgia" title="Blairsville, Georgia">Blairsville, Georgia</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1980 </td> <td>Gary Davis </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ruston,_Louisiana" title="Ruston, Louisiana">Ruston, Louisiana</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1981 </td> <td>Christine (Martin) Moore </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Winter_Haven,_Florida" title="Winter Haven, Florida">Winter Haven, Florida</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1982 </td> <td>Theron Lee </td> <td>Cullman, Alabama </td></tr> <tr> <td>1983 </td> <td>W. C. Taylor, Jr. </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kingsport,_Tennessee" title="Kingsport, Tennessee">Kingsport, Tennessee</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1984 </td> <td>Ernest Latta </td> <td>Tulsa, Oklahoma </td></tr> <tr> <td>1985 </td> <td>Nolin Jeffress, Walker Watson acting </td> <td>Hot Springs, Arkansas </td></tr> <tr> <td>1986 </td> <td>James W. Tennyson </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jackson,_Mississippi" title="Jackson, Mississippi">Jackson, Mississippi</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1987 </td> <td>Jake Brown, Mickey Marlow acting </td> <td>Stephenville, Texas </td></tr> <tr> <td>1988 </td> <td>David Leach </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Henryetta,_Oklahoma" title="Henryetta, Oklahoma">Henryetta, Oklahoma</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1989 </td> <td>J. T. Dean </td> <td>Hot Springs, Arkansas </td></tr> <tr> <td>1990 </td> <td>Curtis Nelson </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Decatur,_Alabama" title="Decatur, Alabama">Decatur, Alabama</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1991 </td> <td>Jimmy Glass </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lawrenceburg,_Tennessee" title="Lawrenceburg, Tennessee">Lawrenceburg, Tennessee</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1992 </td> <td>Bobby Keys </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Cartersville,_Georgia" title="Cartersville, Georgia">Cartersville, Georgia</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1993 </td> <td>Eugene McCammon </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Knoxville,_Tennessee" title="Knoxville, Tennessee">Knoxville, Tennessee</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1994 </td> <td>Mike Pace </td> <td>Stephenville, Texas </td></tr> <tr> <td>1995 </td> <td>Pauline Thompson </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Corsicana,_Texas" title="Corsicana, Texas">Corsicana, Texas</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1996 </td> <td>Jimmy Glass </td> <td>Lawrenceburg, Tennessee </td></tr> <tr> <td>1997 </td> <td>Wynona Browning </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Fayette,_Alabama" title="Fayette, Alabama">Fayette, Alabama</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1998 </td> <td>Billy Henderson </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ruston,_Louisiana" title="Ruston, Louisiana">Ruston, Louisiana</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1999 </td> <td>Vera Miller </td> <td>Decatur, Alabama </td></tr> <tr> <td>2000 </td> <td>C. B. Anderson </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jacksonville,_Texas" title="Jacksonville, Texas">Jacksonville, Texas</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2001 </td> <td>Charles Jefferson </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sallisaw,_Oklahoma" title="Sallisaw, Oklahoma">Sallisaw, Oklahoma</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2002 </td> <td>K. Wayne Guffey </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Trenton,_Georgia" title="Trenton, Georgia">Trenton, Georgia</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2003 </td> <td>Jeff Y. Gregory </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Westmoreland,_Tennessee" title="Westmoreland, Tennessee">Westmoreland, Tennessee</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2004 </td> <td>Marty Phillips </td> <td>Crossett, Arkansas </td></tr> <tr> <td>2005 </td> <td>Wynona Browning </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hamilton,_Alabama" title="Hamilton, Alabama">Hamilton, Alabama</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2006 </td> <td>Byron L. 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