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Title	Oh happy Day (Edwin R. Hawkins), 1969
Description	Sheet music of Oh happy day, 1969. Front cover: "Oh happy day. Words and music by Edwin R. Hawkins, arranged by Frank Metis; solo voice and S.A.T.B., [as] recorded by the Edwin Hawkins Singers (formerly the Northern California State Youth Choir), recorded on Pavilion, a product of LaMont Bench produced for Pavilion Records, distributed by Buddah Records; United Artists Music Co. Inc., New York, N.Y., distributed by Big3".; "Oh Happy Day" is a 1967 gospel music arrangement of an 18th century hymn. Recorded by the Edwin Hawkins Singers it became an international hit in 1969, making US #4 and UK #2 on the pop charts. It has since become a gospel music standard. -- The Edwin Hawkins Singers began as The Northern California State Youth Choir founded in 1967 by Hawkins and Betty Watson, its members aged 17–25. As was common in gospel circles they produced and distributed their own LP: Let Us Go Into The House Of The Lord, recorded live in church. "Oh Happy Day", featuring Dorothy Morrison as lead vocalist, was picked up by a local DJ and subsequently released commercially. Aretha Franklin had already brought strong gospel stylings to the pop charts with songs such as "Think" (1968), but a hymn had never “crossed over” before. "Oh Happy Day" soared into the US Top 5, winning a Grammy and massive sales worldwide. -- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oh_Happy_Day
Style or genre	Contemporary Gospel
Subject	Gospel music; Hymns
Geographic subject (city or populated place)	Oakland
Geographic subject (county)	Alameda county
Geographic subject (state)	California
Geographic subject (country)	USA
Geographic subject (region)	West
Geographic coordinates	-122.26667,37.8
Coverage date	1967/1969
Coverage era	The Golden Age of Gospel
Composer	Hawkins, Edwin
Contributor	Metis, Frank, arranger
Creator	Edwin Hawkins Singers, singing group
Publisher (of the original version)	United Artists Music Group Co. Inc.; Buddha Records [distributor]
Place of publication (of the original version)	New York, N.Y.
Publisher (of the digital version)	University of Southern California. Libraries
Date issued	published 1969
Type	images
Format (aacr2)	12 p.
Format (aat)	sheet music
Language	English
Identifying number	Box 13, Folder 4
Legacy record ID	gmha-m42
Part of collection	Gospel Music History Archive
Part of subcollection	Indiana University (Bloomington) Archives of African American Music and Culture
Part of series	SC111: Phyl Garland Papers
Rights	USC retains digital rights only. For reproduction or publication information see http://www.indiana.edu/~aaamc/rights.html.
Access conditions	For usage, send requests to address or e-mail given. Phone (812) 855-8547 or access http://www.indiana.edu/~aaamc/using.html.
Repository name	Indiana University, Bloomington. Archives of African American Music and Culture
Repository address	Smith Research Center, Suites 180-181, 2805 E. Tenth Street, Bloomington, Indiana 47408-2601
Repository email	aaamc@indiana.edu
Filename	HawkinsOhHappyDay
Archival file	gmhapubreload_Volume4/HawkinsOhHappyDay.tiff

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