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Biography
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Edwin Hawkins
Real name: Edwin Reuben Hawkins
Effective period / Period of releases: 1976 - 1998
Singer, pianist, songwriter, arranger and choir master, born 18 August 1943 in Oakland, California. Died January 15, 2018 in Pleasanton, California.He was best known for his 1969 hit song "Oh Happy Day" (with the Edwin Hawkins Singers), one of the first gospel songs that achieved mainstream success.
Edwin Hawkins was a brother of Walter Hawkins.
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