RIP Walter Hawkins

Back in the day, I directed a gospel choir at a local church. The biggest name in gospel music in those days was Walter Hawkins. In fact, Sunday morning in church, the guest minister invoked part of the lyrics from one of his hits, “Changed,” which you can hear here. (Had I been sitting at the piano instead of in a pew, I’d have started playing the song and getting the choir to sing it.)

The world of gospel music has lost a giant. RIP, Brother Hawkins. Guess you’re  “Going Up Yonder” to be with your Lord.