Pop and Rock Star Deaths in 2018 Steve Bloom January 1, 2019 Tweet Edwin Hawkins and his singersEdwin Hawkins Band: Edwin Hawkins Singers Position: lead singer Died: Jan. 15 Cause of death: pancreatic cancer Age: 74 Distinction: Had a big crossover gospel hit with "Oh Happy Day" (No. 4, 1969). First<<11 12 13 14 15 16 17>>Last You May Also Like Ray Thomas RIP: Moody Blues' 'Legend of a Mind (Timothy Leary's Dead)' Pop and Rock Star Deaths in 2017 Pop and Rock Star Deaths in 2016 Pop and Rock Star Deaths in 2015 Steve Bloom Publisher of CelebStoner.com, former editor of High Times and Freedom Leaf and co-author of Pot Culture and Reefer Movie Madness. Read more by Steve Bloom