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 ...

His publicist, Bill Carpenter, told news organizations that the cause was pancreatic cancer. Hawkins was 74. A native of Oakland, Hawkins had been performing with his family and in church groups since ...

Legendary gospel artist Edwin Hawkins has died at 74. Hawkins is best known for groundbreaking gospel arrangements, particularly "Oh Happy Day." Hawkins' publicist Bill Carpenter told the Associated ...

*Pleasanton, CA – Edwin Hawkins, the four-time Grammy® Award-winning leader of The Edwin Hawkins Singers’ 1969 million-seller, “Oh Happy Day,” died January 15 at his home in the Bay area, after a bout ...

The song is “Oh Happy Day,” a traditional gospel number performed by a 46-piece ensemble called the Northern California State Youth Choir as part of an album, Let Us Go Into the House of the Lord.

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 ...

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, ...

Grammy Award-winning singer Edwin Hawkins died on Monday at his home in Pleasanton, Calif. His publicist Bill Carpenter told news organizations that the cause was pancreatic cancer. Hawkins was 74. A ...

Gospel star Edwin Hawkins, a Grammy-winning musician known for the 1969 hit “Oh Happy Day,” died Monday at his home in Pleasanton, California, the New York Times reported. He was 74. Hawkins’ ...

Jan. 16 (UPI) --Edwin Hawkins, a gospel star best known for hit song "Oh Happy Day," has died at the age of 74. Hawkins died Monday at his home in Pleasanton, Calif. after a battle with pancreatic ...