Ronnie Hawkins, the mentor of the band and rockabilly star, dies at the age of 87
Ronnie Hawkins, a cheeky Arkansas rockabilly star 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 years old. “He …
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