What Happened To Edwin Hawkins Before His Final Days?

Before Edwin Hawkins passed away on January 15, 2018, the gospel icon behind "Oh Happy Day" was quietly fighting pancreatic cancer — the same disease that had already taken his brother, Walter Hawkins. In this video, we trace Edwin Hawkins' final years: his declining health, his first-ever absence from the Music and Arts Seminar he founded in 1979, his emotional final performance with the San Francisco Symphony's "Holiday Soul" concert in December 2017, and the family's urgent prayer request just days before his death at his Pleasanton, California home. #EdwinHawkins #OhHappyDay #GospelMusic #GospelLegends #GospelHistory #EdwinHawkinsSingers #WalterHawkins #GospelDocumentary #BlackGospelMusic #GospelIcons #MusicHistory #FaithAndMusic #GospelTribute #ChurchMusic