Edwin Hawkins

Edwin Hawkins

Edwin Hawkins

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Latest Release

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  • That Name
  • October 2024
  • • 9 Songs

Top Songs

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God Will Take Care Of You
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Footprints of Jesus
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He Won't Leave You
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When You Try
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I'm Going Through

Albums

  • The Comforter

    Oct 2024 • 10 songs

  • Wonderful!

    Oct 2024 • 9 songs

  • Edwin Hawkins Live with the Oakland Symphony Orchestra Volume I

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Edwin Hawkins

Biography

A trailblazing force behind the evolution of the contemporary gospel sound, Edwin Hawkins was best known for his 1969 classic "Oh Happy Day," one of the biggest gospel hits of all time and a major pop radio smash as well. Born in Oakland, California in 1943, he began singing in his church youth choir while still a toddler, and by age five was playing piano; just two years later, he assumed full-time piano accompaniment duties for the family gospel group, making their recorded debut in 1957. A decade later, Hawkins and Betty Watson co-founded the Northern California State Youth...
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