AP
Ronnie Hawkins, a brash rockabilly star from Arkansas 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.
“He went peacefully and he looked as handsome as ever,” she said by telephone. More
Hawkins put together a group of musicians in the early 1960s who would become “The Band” to an electric Bob Dylan. -Dr. Tar
Loved Ronnie and danced to his music at Le Coq d’Or in Toronto. RIP 😢🙏
I used to see his posters up in SE Ontario, Grand Bend, Ipperwash, etc. back in summers of 1961, 62. Ronnie Hawkins and the Hawks. I was too young to go to any of his shows, but I never forgot the posters.