Ronnie Hawkins
Ronnie Hawkins was a rockabilly singer who formed his original backing band, the Hawks, while attending the University of Arkansas. After auditioning unsuccessfully for Sun in 1957, he started working regularly in Canada the following year, eventually taking up permanent residence there. After one release on the Canadian Quality label, he signed with Roulette in New York in 1959, having hits with "Forty Days" and "Mary Lou." The live fervor of Hawkins (known as Mr. Dynamo) and the Hawks' show continued in Canada after all the original members except Levon Helm headed back to the U.S. Hawkins quickly hired Canadian players Robbie Robertson, Garth Hudson, Rick Danko, and Richard Manuel as the new Hawks. They stayed with him until 1963, but later became Bob Dylan's backing group and went on to a career of their own as the Band. Hawkins became a living legend in Canada, recording unrepentant rockabilly sides and gigging constantly well into the 2000s. Hawkins died on May 29, 2022 at his home in Peterborough, Ontario, Canada after a long struggle with cancer. He was 87 years old.
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Album Collection
Rock - Released by Jasmine Records on Aug. 8, 2011
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Hey Bo Diddley - Rockin', Rollin', Ronnie Hawkins 1958-1961
Rock - Released by Jasmine Records on Jul. 8, 2022
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Les Idoles De La Musique Canadienne: Ronnie Hawkins, Vol. 1
Pop - Released by Mpm on Nov. 11, 2020
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Ronnie Hawkins & The Hawks + Mr. Dynamo (Bonus Track Version)
Rock - Released by Yeah Mama Records on Jul. 24, 2016
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Dreams Do Come True
Pop - Released by Fantastic Plastic on Mar. 20, 2020
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Sings The Songs Of Hank Williams (Album of 1960)
Country - Released by In Memoriam on Jun. 16, 2022
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Forty Days (Mono Version)
Rock - Released by BNF Collection on Jan. 1, 1960
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Mr. Dynamo (Mono Version)
Pop - Released by BNF Collection on Jan. 1, 1960
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Rock & Roller
Vocal Music (Secular and Sacred) - Released by Music Manager on May 22, 2015
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Cheaper Tricks
Rock - Released by tricki masters mind on Oct. 2, 2020
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Live Through This
Pop - Released by LTT brothers music on Jul. 15, 2020
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Ronnie Hawkins - Vintage Sounds
Rock - Released by Retro Music Box on Jan. 31, 2022
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Hawkins at Roulette
Rockabilly - Released by Putlabel on Oct. 28, 2011
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Mary Lou (Billboard Hot 100 - No. 26)
Pop - Released by Music Manager on Dec. 19, 2018
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