Two in one day! Edwin Hawkins (August 19, 1943 – January 15, 2018) was an American gospel musician, pianist, choir master, composer, and arranger. He was huge in the late 60s for two big hits! For your remembrance, the stirring "Oh Happy Day" and the megahit written by Melanie about Woodstock backed by Edwin and his Singers, live in 1970 on Dutch tv, the powerful "Lay Down (Candles in the Rain)"