Edwin Hawkins, the gospel star best known for the crossover hit “Oh Happy Day” and as a major force for contemporary inspirational music, died Monday at age 74.Hawkins died at his home in Pleasanton, ...

Edwin Hawkins, a Grammy Award-winning gospel singer and arranger, passed away this past January at the age of 74. He left behind an unmatched legacy, revolutionizing what it means to be a gospel ...

*(Fremont, CA) – Friends, family and fans came from all over the nation to celebrate the life of gospel music legend Edwin Hawkins who died January 15 of complications from pancreatic cancer. He was ...

Gospel singers look back at the legacy of choirmaster and four-time Grammy winner Edwin Hawkins, who died Monday at 74. The Boundary-Breaking Success Of Edwin Hawkins' 'Oh Happy Day' Edwin Hawkins' ...

(RNS) — Donald Lawrence, the choirmaster, conductor and producer known for gospel songs like “Encourage Yourself” and “The Blessing of Abraham,” has had a far-ranging career in music. He was a staff ...

DALLAS — In this weeks Black History Month High Notes Series we recognize the creator of "Oh Happy Day" Edwin Hawkins, a keyboardist and 4-time-Grammy winner.

PLEASANTON, Calif. — Edwin Hawkins, the gospel singer best-known for the song “Oh Happy Day,” has died at age 74. The New York Times reported that Hawkins' publicist, Bill Carpenter, said the musician ...

Edwin Hawkins, a Grammy Award-winning singer who merged gospel and secular sounds in a career highlighted by the accidental crossover hit “Oh Happy Day” in 1969, died on Monday in Pleasanton, ...

Edwin Hawkins' "Oh Happy Day" was an accidental hit. The song, a gospel-style rework of an 18th century hymn, starts with a jazzy drum beat and a kind of blues pop piano groove. Dorothy Morrison, who ...

Edwin Hawkins' use of contemporary sounds, a Latin groove, synthesizers and a soul-influenced lead vocal performance created a new model for... The Story Of The Edwin Hawkins Singers' 'Oh Happy Day' ...