Walter Hawkins was an American gospel musician (1949-2010). He released albums such as Love Alive, Love Alive II, and Love Alive IV, and frequently collaborated with his brother Edwin Hawkins. He sang in the popular hit Oh Happy Day, recorded by the Edwin Hawkins Singers. He founded the Love Center Church in Oakland after earning a Master of Divinity degree from the University of California, Berkeley in the 1970s. Hawkins also appeared in the documentary Gospel.