Edwin Hawkins
Biography
Edwin Reuben Hawkins (August 19, 1943 – January 15, 2018) was an American gospel musician, pianist, vocalist, choir master, composer, and arranger. He was one of the originators of the urban contemporary gospel sound. As the leader of the Edwin Hawkins Singers, he was probably best known for his 1968 arrangement of "Oh Happy Day", which was included on the "Songs of the Century" list. In 1970, the Edwin Hawkins Singers made a second foray into the charts, backing folk singer Melanie on "Lay Down (Candles in the Rain)".
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Discography
Records they worked on — most-collected first.
The Blueprint² The Gift & The Curse
2002
20 Years Of Rock N' Roll
1973
Candles In The Rain
1971
Walking In Space
1969
From Every Stage
1976
Sunfighter
1971
Aretha
2021
Touch The World
1987
Summer Of Soul (...Or, When The Revolution Could Not Be Televised) (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
2022
Disco Fire
1978
Moog Groove
1969
Summer Of Soul (...Or, When The Revolution Could Not Be Televised) Highlights From Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
2022
Jail
1975
Sounds Of Sunday
1971
Cornucopia
1970
The Isley Brothers Live At Yankee Stadium
1969
Handel's Messiah (A Soulful Celebration)
1992
One Lord, One Faith, One Baptism
1987
Feel My Soul
1983
Gloria's Views Of Glory
1971
Carry It On - Original Sound Track Album
1971
Them Changes
1970
Earl Grant
1970
Memphis Jackson
1970
Credited work
1,631 releases · 367 albums · active 1968–2024
- Performance · 2,211
- Other credits · 273
- Production · 131
- Mastering · 8
- Engineering · 1
Studios: Fantasy Studios · Right Track Recording · Westlake Studios · Allegro Sound Studios
Frequent collaborators
- Various
- The Edwin Hawkins Singers
- Edwin Hawkins Singers
- Quincy Jones
- Glen Campbell
- Joan Baez
- Walter Hawkins
- Aretha Franklin