Hawkins publicist, Bill Carpenter, told theTimeshe died from pancreatic cancer.
It was recorded on a friends little two-track machine,Hawkins explained toThe Modesto Beein 2008.
It was never intended for commercial purposes at all.
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4 on Billboards pop chart and No.
2 on the R&B chart.
We grew up hearing all kinds of music in our home.
My mother, who was a devout Christian, loved the Lord and displayed that in her lifestyle.
In 1970, the song earned Hawkins the Grammy for Best Soul Gospel Performance.
(1978) and a live album,Edwin Hawkins Music & Arts Seminar Mass Choir(1993).
