Rockabilly legend Ronnie Hawkins has died at the age of 87. In addition to his own music, Hawkins mentored The Band
Born in Huntsville, Arkansas on January 10, 1935, Hawkins started playing music in local bars when he was 18. He’d go on to form The Hawks, which would eventually include fellow Arkansas musician Levon Helm. On the recommendation of Conway Twitty, Hawkins would relocate to Hamilton, Ontario at the beginning of the 1960s. As a solo artist, Hawkins would go on to have a number of hits like “Hey, Bo Diddley,” and covers of Bo Diddley’s “Who Do You Love?” and Chuck Berry’s “Thirty Days.
The Hawks, who would leave Hawkins in 1964, would include Helm and Canadian musicians Robbie Robertson, Rick Danko, Richard Manuel and Garth Hudson. They ended up being Bob Dylan’s backing band during his legendary 1966 tour, and would eventually drop The Hawks name to become The Band..
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