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Jun 24, 2024 · Now it’s R&B… it’s got the double espresso thing going on”: pro pianist Erskine Hawkins creates a new version of Sabrina Carpenter’s hit single based on just the drums and vocals By Ben Rogerson
Jun 24, 2024 · “A Study In Blue” by Erskine Hawkins and his Orchestra 1938Bluebird B-10029-BDAHR Link:https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/200034271/BS-0279...
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Jun 18, 2024 · Erskine Hawkins, who was grateful to Gale for turning him into a marquee bandleader in the late 1930s, followed Gale’s instructions to the letter. From the late 1930s well into the 1940s, Gale’s system of management worked well.
Jun 16, 2024 · Thompson joined Erskine Hawkins’ band in 1942 upon graduating from high school, marking the beginning of his professional career. This opportunity not only launched his journey as a professional musician but also served as his introduction to the burgeoning bebop scene that was gaining momentum during this period.
Jun 20, 2024 · Whatley’s best-known students include Cleveland Eaton, Erskine Hawkins and Sun Ra. And even though they may have spread their wings and left the Magic City, they never forgot home.
3 days ago · Erskine Ramsay Hawkins (July 26, 1914 – November 11, 1993) was an American trumpeter and big band leader from Birmingham, Alabama, dubbed "The 20th Century Gabriel". He is most remembered for composing the jazz standard "Tuxedo Junction" (1939) with saxophonist and arranger Bill Johnson.
The event continues today in the renamed Erskine Hawkins Park. (Photo By Craig Legg, Courtesy Of The Southern Music Research Center) Back at the Ballard House, Batiste said he is reminded of what led him into the world of music each time he comes back down South.
