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Edwin Hawkins

1943 - 2018

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Edwin Reuben Hawkins (August 19, 1943 – January 15, 2018) 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 arrangement of "Oh Happy Day" (1968–69), which was included on the "Songs of the Century" list. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Edwin Hawkins has received more than 540,967 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Edwin Hawkins is the 2,007th most popular musician (down from 1,837th in 2019), the 10,368th most popular biography from United States (down from 9,366th in 2019) and the 784th most popular American Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 540k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 50.78

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 16

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.43

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.05

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Edwin Hawkins ranks 2,007 out of 3,175. Before him are Magic Slim, Jeff Ament, Richard Tandy, Danny Kirwan, Dhafer Youssef, and Gar Samuelson. After him are Peter Baumann, Mose Allison, David Marks, Marc Minkowski, Jason Everman, and John Edwards.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1943, Edwin Hawkins ranks 636. Before him are Sigitas Geda, Denílson Custódio Machado, Robert J. Bentley, John Casper, Joe Namath, and George Woods. After him are Andrzej Badeński, Donald Kalpokas, Edmund Bruggmann, Charles Saatchi, Mary Woronov, and Tony Esposito. Among people deceased in 2018, Edwin Hawkins ranks 473. Before him are Donald H. Peterson, Angelo Vanzin, Bengt Nilsson, Johan van Hulst, Stanley Anderson, and Danny Kirwan. After him are Matti Kassila, Reg E. Cathey, Pavel Panov, Simon Shelton, Marielle Franco, and Javier González.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Edwin Hawkins ranks 10,368 out of 20,380. Before him are Jean E. Sammet (1928), Robert Reid (1862), Gar Samuelson (1958), Rob Schroeder (1926), Irene Rich (1891), and Charles "Buddy" Rogers (1904). After him are Mose Allison (1927), Cass Sunstein (1954), N. C. Wyeth (1882), David Marks (1948), Ne-Yo (1979), and Jason Everman (1967).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Edwin Hawkins ranks 784. Before him are Richard Fortus (1966), Renée Fleming (1959), Woody Shaw (1944), Magic Slim (1937), Jeff Ament (1963), and Gar Samuelson (1958). After him are Mose Allison (1927), David Marks (1948), Jason Everman (1967), Tracii Guns (1966), Sam Rivers (1923), and Alphonso Johnson (1951).

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