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Ronnie Hawkins. Ronald Cornett Hawkins OC [1] (January 10, 1935 – May 29, 2022) was an American rock and roll singer, long based in Canada, whose career spanned more than half a century. His career began in Arkansas, United States, where he was born and raised.
May 29, 2022 · Ronnie Hawkins, who combined the gregarious stage presence of a natural showman and a commitment to turbocharged rockabilly music in a rowdy career that spanned more than a half-century, died...
May 29, 2022 · Hawkins was a Canadian singer who influenced the country's rock scene with his passion for Southern blues music. His backing band the Hawks became The Band and he joined them in The Last Waltz.
May 29, 2022 · Hawkins was a boisterous performer who brought blues and rock to Canada and influenced the first Canadian band in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. He also acted, recorded with stars like John Lennon and Yoko Ono, and received an honorary Order of Canada.
May 29, 2022 · Ronnie Hawkins, the rowdy rockabilly singer who was instrumental in the formation of the pioneering Americana group the Band, died on Sunday. He was 87. His wife, Wanda, confirmed his death...
- Stephen Thomas Erlewine
May 29, 2022 · Ronnie Hawkins, the Southern rockabilly singer who helped shape and launch the Band and other Canadian rock artists, died Sunday after battling a long-term illness. He was 87.
May 30, 2022 · LOS ANGELES — Ronnie Hawkins, the Southern rockabilly singer who helped shape and launch the Band and other Canadian rock artists, died Sunday after battling a long-term illness. He was 87.
