Edwin Hawkins, hailed as a co-founder of modern gospel music, along with Andrae Crouch and James Cleveland, died Monday, Jan. 22 at his home in Pleasanton, Calif., following a long battle with pancreatic cancer.
Edwin Hawkins, hailed as a co-founder of modern gospel music, along with Andrae Crouch and James Cleveland, died Monday, Jan. 22 at his home in Pleasanton, Calif., following a long battle with pancreatic cancer.
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