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"Oh Happy Day" is a 1967 gospel music arrangement of the 1755 hymn [1] by clergyman Philip Doddridge. Recorded by the Edwin Hawkins Singers, it became an international hit in 1969, reaching No. 4 on the US Singles Chart, No. 1 in France, Germany, and the Netherlands and No. 2 on the Canadian Singles Chart, UK Singles Chart, and Irish Singles Chart.
Elvis is known to have performed "Oh Happy Day" during the dress rehearsal for his 1968 Comeback Show and at an August 5, 1976, concert at the Sahara in Las Vegas. He described the chord arrangement on "Oh Happy Day" as representative of early rock and roll, stating "Oh Happy Day" was similar to the songs "Blue Moon" and "Young Love" in this ...
In the 1992 movie Leap of Faith, Hawkins is the choir master for the gospel songs. [citation needed] The Edwin Hawkins Singers performance of "Oh Happy Day" at the 1969 Harlem Cultural Festival appears in the 2021 music documentary, Summer of Soul. [7]
In the 1960s, she then joined the Edwin Hawkins Singers and was the lead vocalist on the Grammy Award-winning Hall of Fame hymn, "Oh Happy Day". [3] She toured with Edwin Hawkins, Van Morrison, Boz Scaggs, and Delaney and Bonnie, among others. She appeared on TV shows including The Carol Burnett Show and The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson.
This rock version of the song was markedly different from the "Oh Happy Day"-inspired gospel arrangement in musical and structural terms, [8] aligning Harrison's composition with pop music conventions, but also drawing out the similarities of its melody line with that of the Chiffons' 1963 hit "He's So Fine". [4]
Diana Ross and Lionel Richie croon their hearts out in this 1981 duet from the movie by the same name. The ballad tops Billboard’s list of the top 50 love songs of all time. ‘Make You Feel My ...
2. A happy day. World Smile Day is held on the first Friday of October each year. The slogan for the day is “Do an act of kindness. Help one person smile!” The Worcester Historical Museum ...
The students and staff renovate the school’s old music room and begin practicing in earnest. They gain confidence by performing a rousing rendition of Oh Happy Day at a school assembly. While cleaning the music room one day, Mary Robert, Mary Patrick, and Mary Lazarus discover old trophies that indicate the school was once renowned for its choir.