Let's Talk: GMG Tribute Honoring Edwin Hawkins
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\\u2022Edwin Hawkins was a musician, songwriter, multi award winning recording artist, composer and arranger. He was one of the originators of the Urban Contemporary Gospel sound. Founder of the Edwin Hawkins Singers & Edwin Hawkins Music & Arts Seminar.
\\n\\u2022Edwin was one of 8 children born in Oakland, California who as a child the family sang every Sunday at many churches in the area. At the age of 7 he became the pianist for the family group and by the age of 17 began travelling as a musician for other ministries.
\\n\\u2022Edwin and Betty Watson co-founded the Northern California State Youth Choir in 1967 and for a fund raiser recorded a 2-track record which included Edwin\\u2019s arrangement of the Hymn \\u201cOh Happy Day\\u201d. That arrangement launched the career of Edwin, the Youth choir and the beginning of the Edwin Hawkins Singers to worldwide acclaim.
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