Ronald "Ronnie" Hawkins (born January 10, 1935) is a rock and roll musician. He is a cousin to fellow rockabilly artist Dale Hawkins. Known as "Rompin' Ronnie" Hawkins or "The Hawk," he was a key player in the 1960s rock scene in Toronto, Canada and his career has spanned 50 years. During that time, Hawkins has performed all across North America, recording more than twenty-five albums.

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  • Ronald "Ronnie" Hawkins (born January 10, 1935) is a rock and roll musician. He is a cousin to fellow rockabilly artist Dale Hawkins. Known as "Rompin' Ronnie" Hawkins or "The Hawk," he was a key player in the 1960s rock scene in Toronto, Canada and his career has spanned 50 years. During that time, Hawkins has performed all across North America, recording more than twenty-five albums. His best-known hit singles are "Forty Days" and "Mary Lou", about the song narrator's experiences with a ""; both were major hits for him in 1959. Hawkins is also best remembered for his role as something of a talent scout. He played a pivotal role in the establishment of premiere backing bands, with the most successful being a spin-off of his band, The Hawks. After a move to Ontario, as band members dropped out- with the exception of drummer Levon Helm, they were replaced with four Canadian musicians who eventually moved on with Helm as their fifth member, backing Bob Dylan in the late 1960s, after developing a world-famous sound and band of their own, taking the name, The Band. Other musicians Hawkins recruited provided the makings of Robbie Lane & The Disciples, and Janis Joplin's Full Tilt Boogie Band.
  • Ronnie Hawkins ist ein US-amerikanischer Sänger und Pianist. Er war Begleitmusiker von Carl Perkins und Conway Twitty, sowie Bandleader von Ronnie Hawkins and the Hawks, deren Mitglieder sich 1963 unter dem Namen The Band selbstständig machten. Hawkins erste Plattenaufnahmen entstanden bei Roulette Records.
  • Ronnie Hawkins on yhdysvaltalainen rock and roll -muusikko. Hänen serkkunsa Dale Hawkins vaikuttaa samalla alalla. Hawkins perusti yhtyeensä "The Hawksin" opiskellessaan Arkansas'n yliopistossa. Hän muutti vuonna 1958 Kanadaan ja päätti siellä menestyttyään asettua maahan pysyvästi. Kappaleet "Forty Days" ja "Mary Lou" nousivat hiteiksi vuonna 1959. The Hawks toimi Hawkinsin taustayhtyeenä vuoteen 1963 saakka, ja myöhemmin se on tullut itsenäisesti kuuluisaksi The Bandina. Hawkins on otettu Canadian Music Hall of Fameen, Canada's Walk of Fameen ja Rockabilly Hall of Fameen. Hän on toipunut haimasyövästä.
  • Ronnie Hawkins est un chanteur et acteur canadien né le 10 janvier 1935 à Huntsville, Arkansas.
  • Ronnald "Ronnie" Hawkins, född 10 januari 1935, är en amerikansk rockmusiker. Hawkins var bland annat med i Bob Dylans film Renaldo and Clara 1975 där han spelade rollen som 'Bob Dylan'. Året därpå var han med i The Bands avskedskonsert The Last Waltz som blev en dokumentärfilm av Martin Scorsese.
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  • Ronald "Ronnie" Hawkins (born January 10, 1935) is a rock and roll musician. He is a cousin to fellow rockabilly artist Dale Hawkins. Known as "Rompin' Ronnie" Hawkins or "The Hawk," he was a key player in the 1960s rock scene in Toronto, Canada and his career has spanned 50 years. During that time, Hawkins has performed all across North America, recording more than twenty-five albums.
  • Ronnie Hawkins ist ein US-amerikanischer Sänger und Pianist. Er war Begleitmusiker von Carl Perkins und Conway Twitty, sowie Bandleader von Ronnie Hawkins and the Hawks, deren Mitglieder sich 1963 unter dem Namen The Band selbstständig machten. Hawkins erste Plattenaufnahmen entstanden bei Roulette Records.
  • Ronnie Hawkins on yhdysvaltalainen rock and roll -muusikko. Hänen serkkunsa Dale Hawkins vaikuttaa samalla alalla. Hawkins perusti yhtyeensä "The Hawksin" opiskellessaan Arkansas'n yliopistossa. Hän muutti vuonna 1958 Kanadaan ja päätti siellä menestyttyään asettua maahan pysyvästi. Kappaleet "Forty Days" ja "Mary Lou" nousivat hiteiksi vuonna 1959. The Hawks toimi Hawkinsin taustayhtyeenä vuoteen 1963 saakka, ja myöhemmin se on tullut itsenäisesti kuuluisaksi The Bandina.
  • Ronnie Hawkins est un chanteur et acteur canadien né le 10 janvier 1935 à Huntsville, Arkansas.
  • Ronnald "Ronnie" Hawkins, född 10 januari 1935, är en amerikansk rockmusiker. Hawkins var bland annat med i Bob Dylans film Renaldo and Clara 1975 där han spelade rollen som 'Bob Dylan'. Året därpå var han med i The Bands avskedskonsert The Last Waltz som blev en dokumentärfilm av Martin Scorsese.
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