Walter Hawkins has passed away. Hawkins succumbed to a long battle with pancreatic cancer on Sunday at his home in California.Hawkins received his divinity degree at UCLA, studying while releasing solo albums. In 1973 he became a pastor, founding the Love Center Church in Oakland. Never far from music, Hawkins was very involved in the Love Center Choir. The Love Center Choir's music, released as "Love Alive" compilations, topped gospel charts from the 1970s to the 1990s.
Hawkins, who was nominated for nine Grammy Awards over his career but only won once.
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