OAKLAND, Calif. (KGO) -- Oakland's Edwin Hawkins took gospel music global. He came from humble beginnings, recording his hit "Oh Happy Day" at a church in Berkeley. He passed away Monday at age 74 ...

An hour into “Sister Act 2,” Whoopi Goldberg leads a choir of students who look like they’d rather be anywhere than onstage. A young Lauryn Hill and a dozen teenagers mumble along to what sounds like ...

Groundbreaking, award-winning gospel artist, Edwin Hawkins, died Jan. 15 at his home in Pleasanton, California, after battling pancreatic cancer. He was 74. Hawkins is best known for his lively, ...

Reporting from New York — Edwin Hawkins, the gospel star best known for the crossover hit “Oh Happy Day” and as a major force for contemporary inspirational music, died Monday at age 74. Hawkins died ...

Nationally acclaimed gospel singer Edwin Hawkins, whose Top 10 hit "Oh Happy Day " was a radio staple in the late '60s and early '70s, has recently moved to Ripon. Ted Benson/The Modesto Bee Modesto ...