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Ronnie Hawkins, born January 10 , 1935 in Huntsville, Arkansas , United States , is a pioneering Rock And Roll musician and cousin to fellow rockabilly pioneer Dale Hawkins . Known as "Rompin' Ronnie" Hawkins or "The Hawk," he was a key player in the 1960s rock scene in Toronto and for the next 40 years, performed all over North America, recording more than twenty-five albums. His best-known hits are "Forty Days" and "Mary Lou." At the age of nine, his family moved to nearby Fayetteville . After graduating from high school, he studied physical education at the University Of Arkansas where he formed his first band, The Hawks, touring with them throughout Arkansas, Oklahoma and Missouri. Hawkins also owned and operated the Rockwood Club in Fayetteville where some of Rock music's earliest pioneers came to play including Jerry Lee Lewis , Carl Perkins , Roy Orbison and Conway Twitty . In 1958, he moved to Canada with the Hawks and made Peterborough, Ontario his permanent home. Gradually the members of the Hawks, except for Levon Helm , were replaced with talented Canadians Robbie Robertson , Rick Danko , Richard Manuel and Garth Hudson . This was the line-up that was to later become The Band . His 1984 LP, 'Making It Again', garnered him a ''. October 4 , 2002 was declared "Ronnie Hawkins Day" by the city of Toronto when Hawkins was inducted into Canada's Walk Of Fame in recognition of his lifetime contribution to music and his generous support of the Schizophrenia Society of Ontario and other charitable organizations. Ronnie Hawkins was inducted into the Canadian Music Industry Hall of Fame at the Canadian Music Industry Awards on March 4, 2004. His pioneering contribution to the genre has also been recognized by the Rockabilly Hall Of Fame . In recent years, Ronnie Hawkins has been battling cancer. In 2005 , he was awarded an honorary degree from Laurentian University . ''Adapted from the article Ronnie Hawkins , from Wikinfo , licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License .'' EXTERNAL LINKS |
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