LAY DOWN ( Candles In The Rain) FULL RECORDING Melanie The Edwin Hawkins Singers (70)

In tribute to Peter Schekeryk (the Record Man), creator of this 8minute record. Peter made the call to Edwin Hawkins, leader of the gospel group. They had just come off their hit Oh Happy Peter was in high gear talking Edwin Hawkinss ear off. Then out of nowhere he said, wants to talk to you. I looked at him in horror as I put the phone to my ear. Earlier I had said, Peter, wouldn t it be great if the Edwin Hawkins Singers sang on Candles In The Rain He was off and running. He orchestrated the whole thing. We flew out to Oakland, California where they were rehearsing in a high school gym. They only do nonsecular music, I thoughtcouldnt believe he got me into this When we walked in they were in the middle of a song. They trailed off and all looked at me. A white girl with a guitar and a wildly gesticulating man standing next to her. Peter ran up to Edwin Hawkins who was playing the piano. What I m certain of is that he wasn,