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January 16, 2018

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Grammy Award-winning singer Edwin Hawkins died on January 15, 2018, in Pleasanton, California. He was 74 years old.

According to his publicist, Bill Carpenter, he died of pancreatic cancer.

Hawkins is most famous for merging gospel and secular sounds in his crossover hit ‘Oh Happy Day’ in 1969.

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15 Of Our Favorite Voices In Gospel

1. Yolanda Adams

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2. Bishop Hezekiah Walker

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3. Donnie McClurkin

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4. Tina and Erica Campbell

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5. The 3 Winans Brothers

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6. The Clark Sisters

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7. Tasha Cobbs Leonard

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8. Smokie Norful

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9. Shirley Caesar

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10. Marvin Sapp

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11. Kirk Franklin

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12. Kim Burrell

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13. Cece Winans

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14. Tamela Mann

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15. Bebe Winans

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