Cyril Posted January 16, 2018 Report Posted January 16, 2018 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 Quote
duaneiac Posted January 17, 2018 Report Posted January 17, 2018 The album that hit song came from is mighty fine from start to finish -- one of the best 99 cent purchases I ever made. That's about all of Edwin Hawkins' music I'm familiar with, but it's very good indeed. May he Rest In Peace. Quote
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