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Edwin Hawkins Celebration of Life Draws Top Performers, To Stream LIVE Feb. 6 & 7

[Celebration to stream LIVE]

Some of the biggest gospel artists of our time are headed West to pay tribute to four-time Grammy® Award-winning recording artist, Edwin Hawkins, who passed away January 15th. The Hawkins Family is staging a two-night “Celebration of Life” event that takes place Tuesday, February 6th and Wednesday, February 7th @7 PM each evening at the Harbor Light Church, 4760 Thornton Avenue, Fremont, CA 94536. The public is invited to attend the celebration and admission is free of charge. Read the full post »

This post was written by Kris Patrick | February 6, 2018

A Week After Death Edwin Hawkins’ “Oh Happy Day” Soars to #1 on Billboard

[Fans respond to the death of the legendary Edwin Hawkins by streaming and downloading his crossover hit “Oh Happy Day”]

A week after the death of four-time Grammy® Award-winning recording artist, Edwin Hawkins, The Edwin Hawkins Singers’ 1969 million-seller, “Oh Happy Day,” has charted at #1 on Billboard Magazine’s Gospel Digital Song Sales chart for the issue week ending January 27, 2018. Read the full post »

This post was written by Kris Patrick | January 30, 2018

“Oh Happy Day” Singer EDWIN HAWKINS Dies at 74

[Edwin Hawkins is known as one of the first crossover artists with mainstream hit “Oh Happy Day”

Edwin Hawkins, the four-time Grammy® Award-winning leader of The Edwin Hawkins Singers’ 1969 million-seller, “Oh Happy Day,” died January 15th at his home in the Bay area, after a bout with pancreatic cancer. He was 74 years old. Read the full post »

This post was written by Kris Patrick | January 16, 2018

The Legendary Edwin Hawkins Honored for his Contribution to Gospel Music

Grammy-winning and world-renown artist Richard Smallwood and Gospel Today’s Dr. Teresa Hairston were hosts to Beverly Crawford, Daryl Coley, Chrystal Rucker, VaShawn Mitchell, Lawrence Matthews, Terrence Kelly, and many more who took the stage on Saturday, August 10, 2013, paying tribute to Dr. Edwin Hawkins for his contribution to Gospel music at the Ultimate Black Tie Affair. Read the full post »

This post was written by Kris Patrick | August 19, 2013

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