Edwin Hawkins
 March 1972 Right On! |
Media coverage
- 9 Jul 1969 in Christian Century "Records: Edwin Hawkins ("Oh Happy Day")", by Charles E. Fager
- Oct 1971 in Right On! "Media: Has Success Spoiled Edwin Hawkins?", by Frank Herman
- Mar 1972 in Right On! "Interview: Edwin Hawkins"
- May 1980 in Christian Life "The Gospel-Symphony Marriage"
- Apr 1982 in Contemporary Christian Music "Records: My Music and My Life to Magnify the Lord", by Karen Marie Platt
Albums & reviews:
1969: Let Us Go into the House of the Lord
1969: He's a Friend of Mine
1969: Jesus, Lover of My Soul
1969: More Happy Days
1970: Edwin Hawkins and the Hebrew Boys
1972: I'd Like to Teach the World to Sing
1972: Children Get Together
1973: New World
1974: Live
1977: The Comforter
1981: Live With The Oakland Symphony Orchestra, Vol. 1
- Dec 1981 in Contemporary Christian Music, by Kelly Moulton
1983: Mass Choir
1984: Have Mercy
1985: The Edwin Hawkins Christmas Album
1987: Give Us Peace
1988: That Name
1991: Face to Face
1991: Edwin Hawkins Music & Arts Seminar Mass Choir: Recorded Live In Los Angeles
1992: O Happy Day Reunion
1993: If You Love Me
1994: Kings and Kingdoms
1997: Music and Arts Seminar Mass Choir: Dallas
1998: Tampa Music and Arts Seminar
Award Summary (Nominations / Wins)
Dove Awards- 1982 Dove Awards
- Inspirational Black Gospel Album: Live With The Oakland Symphony Orchestra, Vol. 1
- Contemporary Black Gospel Album: Imagine Heaven
- Traditional Black Gospel Album: If You Love Me
- 1969 Grammy Awards
- Best Soul Gospel Performance: "Oh Happy Day"
- Best Soul Gospel Performance: "Every Man Wants To Be Free"
- Best Soul Gospel Performance: "Jesu"
- Best Soul Gospel Performance: New World
- Best Soul Gospel Performance: Live
- Best Soul Gospel Performance, Contemporary: "Wonderful!"
- Best Soul Gospel Performance, Contemporary: Live With The Oakland Symphony Orchestra, Vol. 1
- Best Soul Gospel Performance, Contemporary: Live With The Oakland Symphony Orchestra, Vol. 1
- Best Soul Gospel Performance by a Duo or Group: Angels Will Be Singing
- Best Soul Gospel Performance by a Duo, Group, Choir or Chorus: Have Mercy
- Best Soul Gospel Performance by a Duo, Group, Choir or Chorus: Give Us Peace
- Best Soul Gospel Performance by a Duo, Group, Choir or Chorus: That Name
- Best Contemporary Soul Gospel Album: Face to Face
- Best Gospel Album by a Choir or Chorus: Edwin Hawkins Music & Arts Seminar Mass Choir: Recorded Live In Los Angeles
- Best Gospel Album by a Choir or Chorus: Edwin Hawkins Music & Arts Seminar Mass Choir: Recorded Live In Los Angeles
- Best Gospel Album by a Choir or Chorus: If You Love Me
- Best Gospel Album by a Choir or Chorus: Kings and Kingdoms
- Best Gospel Album by a Choir or Chorus: Music and Arts Seminar Mass Choir: Dallas
Books about Edwin Hawkins
- "Edwin Hawkins (and the Edwin Hawkins Singers)" in The Encyclopedia of Contemporary Christian Music (Mark Allan Powell, 2002).
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