Inducted 2006

Born May 26, 1926, "Happy" Edwards spent his entire professional career singing tenor with the famous Harmoneers Quartet. This jovial character was always the center of attention in the Harmoneers. His humor and personality was a staple of any Harmoneers program. "Happy" was always the jokester, yet he also had a great knack for singing old time spirituals that were featured prominently in a Harmoneers concert.

His career began with the Happy Four (1939) from Covington, Georgia, but he soon joined the professional ranks with the Harmoneers from Knoxville, TN in 1948. The Harmoneers were the first white male quartet to record under the RCA Victor label. They worked on WROL radio, the NBC affiliate in Knoxville. The Harmoneers became one of the top gospel quartets in the nation.

"Happy" remained with the Harmoneers until their retirement in the mid 1960s. Happy received the Gospel Singer of the Year award in 1955, he received the Grand Ole Gospel Reunion Living Legend Award in 1995, and was inducted into the Georgia Music Hall of Fame in 2002.