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 ...

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' ...

Patty Griffin's work occasionally has ventured into soul-gospel territory, as with last year's duet with Mavis Staples on the "Oh, Happy Day" gospel compilation and on a couple of songs, such as ...

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.

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 ...

Grammy winner Edwin Hawkins, the gospel star best known for the crossover hit "Oh Happy Day," has died. Hawkins died early Monday at his home in Pleasanton, California. He was 74 and had been ...