Edwin Hawkins - Wikipedia
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He (as leader of the Edwin Hawkins Singers)
was probably best known for his arrangement of "Oh Happy Day"
(1968–69), 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 (Candles in the ...