Edwin Hawkins, the gospel great who brought the genre to the masses with the hit “Oh Happy Day”, has died at the age of 74. According to reports, he had been ill for some time.
Obit: https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/music/gospel-star-edwin-hawkins-dead-at-74/2018/01/15/96f313f4-fa39-11e7-9b5d-bbf0da31214d_story.html?utm_term=.384a4f1d4a5d