Arkansas-born rocker Ronnie Hawkins, dies at 87

[LiberalArkie]

Ronnie Hawkins, a brash rockabilly star from Arkansas who became a patron of the Canadian music scene after moving north and recruiting a handful of local musicians later known as the Band, has died.

His wife Wanda confirmed to The Canadian Press that Hawkins died Sunday morning after an illness. He was 87.

“He went peacefully and he looked as handsome as ever,” she said by telephone.

Born just two days after Elvis Presley, the Huntsville native friends called “The Hawk” (He also nicknamed himself “The King of Rockabilly” and “Mr. Dynamo”) was a hell-raiser with a big jaw and a stocky build.


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[Bobstandard]

1. Big time Bill! Big time!

I saw him play at an Army enlisted mens club with the band way before The Band. So rowdy excellent! This was at a place where most guys in the hall were on their way to Vietnam. Guys would jump up on tables and howl and other guys would run over to knock ‘em down. The MPs would wade into the crowd billie sticks slashing while the band rocked on. I remember recounting this show at a forward fire base with a guy who spent a week at Tripler ofte taking one in the head who thought it well worth it. Me too.

[2naSalit]

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[OAITW r.2.0]

3. The Bearcats and Dave Wilcox up in Northern Ontario (Owen Sound) knew this dude's music, really well

Know folks from the Sound that knew him well.

[PdamnedQ]

4. "Who do you love!"