The grammy award winning Edwin Hawkins has been coined, The father of contemporary gospel. He rose to fame when the choir he co-founded,The Northern California State Youth Choir, aka, The Edwin Hawkins Singers , performed a new version of the hymn, O Happy Day (1969). Radio stations in the San Francisco Bay area began playing the song, which was a hit and the choir's album sold over one million copies, becoming an international success. The song O Happy Day was included in the Songs of the Centu...
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