Edwin Reuben Hawkins (August 19, 1943 – January 15, 2018) was an American gospel musician, pianist, choir master, composer, and arranger. He was one of the originators of the urban contemporary gospel sound. He (as leader of the Edwin Hawkins Singers) was probably best known for his arrangement of "Oh Happy Day" (1968–69), which was included on the "Songs of the Century" list. The Edwin Hawkins Singers made a second foray into the charts exactly one year later, backing folk singer Melanie on "Lay Down (Candles in the Rain)".
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Walter Hawkins
American musician
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Tramaine Hawkins
American gospel singer
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Melanie Safka
American singer
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James Cleveland
American musician
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Edwin Starr
American singer
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Lenny Williams
American singer
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Mary Mary
American contemporary gospel duo
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Thomas Whitfield
American gospel singer
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Philip Bailey
American R&B, soul, gospel and funk singer, songwriter, percussionist and actor
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Sam & Dave
American soul and R&B duo
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Yolanda Adams
American gospel singer and actress
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The 5th Dimension
American popular music vocal group
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Vanessa Bell Armstrong
American singer
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Roberta Kelly
American musician
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Richard Smallwood
American singer
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Andraé Crouch
American gospel singer, songwriter, arranger, record producer and pastor (1942-2015)
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Twinkie Clark
American musician
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Daryl Coley
American musician
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Earl Nelson
American musician and songwriter
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Carleen Anderson
American soul singer
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Stefanie Minatee
American singer/songwriter, recording artist and minister
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Táta Vega
American musician
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Barbara Mason
American musician
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The Trammps
American soul band
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Wilson Pickett
American singer and songwriter
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Kirk Franklin
American musician
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Sweet Inspirations
American R&B vocal group
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Gladys Knight
American singer
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Solomon Burke
American singer
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Five Stairsteps
American Chicago soul group; sibling band
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The Isley Brothers
American musical group
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The Impressions
American soul vocal group
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Brewer & Shipley
American singing duo
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Little Sister
musical artist
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Lou Rawls
American record producer
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Etta James
American recording artist; singer
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Anita Kerr
American singer, arranger, composer, conductor, pianist, and music producer
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Brook Benton
American singer and songwriter
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Dorothy Moore
American singer
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John P. Kee
American musician
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Arthur Alexander
American country songwriter and soul singer
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Jocelyn Brown
American musician
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Maxine Brown
American soul and R&B singer
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Gladys Knight & the Pips
American R&B/soul band
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Inez and Charlie Foxx
American sister-and-brother singer duo
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Nehemiah Hunter Brown
American musician
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Melba Moore
American singer, actress
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Van McCoy
American musician, record producer, arranger, songwriter, singer and orchestra conductor
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Coko
American singer (b. 1970)
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Brenda Holloway
American musician
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Donny Hathaway
American singer-songwriter and musician (1945-1979)
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Deniece Williams
American singer
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The Turtles
American rock band led by vocalists Howard Kaylan and Mark Volman
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Herbie Flowers
English musician