# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/edwin-hawkins
# Generated: 2026-08-13T05:27:35.370Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/edwin-hawkins"
name: "Edwin Hawkins"
slug: "edwin-hawkins"
description: "Edwin Reuben Hawkins was an American gospel musician, pianist, vocalist, choir master, composer, and arranger. He was one of the originators of the urban contemporary gospel sound. As the leader of the Edwin Hawkins Singers, he was probably best known for his 1968 arrangement of \"Oh Happy Day\", which was included on the \"Songs of the Century\" list. In 1970, the Edwin Hawkins Singers made a second foray into the charts, backing folk singer Melanie on \"Lay Down \"."
tagline: "American musician (1943–2018)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Grand_Gala_du_Disque_in_RAI_Amsterdam._Repetities._Edwin_Hawkins_Singers_tijdens%2C_Bestanddeelnr_923-2979.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
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  isoCode: "US"
category:
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profileType:
  name: "Singer / Musician"
  slug: "singer"
  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q177220"
birthDate: "1943-08-18"
deathDate: "2018-01-15"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
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  sourceConfidence:     75
  profileCompleteness:  85
  trendDirection:       "STABLE"
ranks:
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  country:  null
  category: null
platforms:
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  - platform:  "WEBSITE"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump