"Oh Happy Day" Gospel Star Edwin Hawkins Dies At 74
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.
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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.
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Dallas nonprofit Hunger Busters has been under scrutiny since an I-Team investigation in January.
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