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Date of Birth
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18-August-1943
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Place of Birth
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Oakland
(California, United States of America, Area code 510)
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Nationality
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United States of America
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Also know as
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Hawkins, Edwin, Edwin Reuben Hawkins
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Profession
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Songwriter, Singer, Record producer
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Edwin Hawkins is an American gospel musician, pianist, choir master, composer, and arranger. He is one of the originators of the urban contemporary gospel sound. He are best known for his arrangement of "Oh Happy Day", 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".
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