Oakland’s own Father of Gospel, Hawkins, still influences 21st century music with his Grammy-winning hit "Oh Happy Day," as ...

I’M KAREN HOLMES WARD. TODAY WE’VE GOT A VERY SPECIAL HOLIDAY EDITION OF CITYLINE. WE’RE GOING TO SING IN THIS SEASON WITH MUSIC FROM THE MILLENNIUM GOSPEL CHOIR. AND WE BEGIN WITH, WE SING THE ...

Grammy Award-winning singer Edwin Hawkins died on Monday at his home in Pleasanton, Calif. His publicist Bill Carpenter told news organizations that the cause was pancreatic cancer. Hawkins was 74. A ...