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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, Denson Music Company, Theodore Sisk Music Company, Tennessee Music and Printing Company, George W. Sebren, W. P. Ganus, and the Stamps-Baxter Music and Printing Company. The first event was held in 1936 in Birmingham, Alabama, with Adger M. Pace serving as the convention's first president.

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 Family Visitor 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). Lawrenceburg, Tennessee, home of the original Vaughan publishing company and generally regarded as the birthplace of Southern Gospel music since 1910, hosts the 2006 convention in November. The 2007 convention will be in Pass Christian, Mississippi, at the Gospel Singers of America School of Gospel Music campus auditorium, November 16th and 17th. Mr. Everette Driskell, President of GSA will serve as President of the 72nd NGSC.

• Gospel Music from the Handbook of Texas Online

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For your information, music publishers that continue with this tradition are, Cumberland Valley Music Co., (part of the Cumberland Valley School of Gospel Music), Gospel Heritage Music Co., Jeffress/Phillips Music Co., (which has the Jeffress School of Gospel Music), Leoma Music Co., (which has the Leoma School of Gospel Music), Texas Legendary Music Co., and Ben Speer Music. All the publishers, except Ben Speer, publish a book each year. You can confirm this information with Mr. Eugene McCammom, Executive Secretary of the Board of Directors of the National Gospel Singing Convention. Mr. McCammon is the music editor for Cumberland Valley Music 5816 Frontier Trail, Knoxville, TN., 37920-6179 eumac@worldnet.att.net Hope this information is helpful to your efforts for wikipedia.