Ronnie Hawkins

Ronnie Hawkins had one of the longest and most influential careers of the artists from the original rockabilly uprising that came from the American South in the 1950s. The twist in his tale was that Hawkins became a living legend outside the United States. Though born in Arkansas, he found his greatest, most enduring popularity in Canada, where he barnstormed clubs for years, cut a handful of hit singles, and led a group that became a rock & roll boot camp for many noted musicians, particularly the five men who would find fame as the Band. Hawkins was a good singer but a great...