Ronnie Hawkins
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Ronald Cornett Hawkins was an American rock and roll singer, long based in Canada, whose career spanned 66 years. His career began in Arkansas, United States, where he was born and raised. He found su
Hawkins at the 2019 Toronto International Film Festival
Hawkins in 2014
Ronnie Hawkins's star on Canada's Walk of Fame
Levon Helm
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Mark Lavon "Levon" Helm was an American musician and actor who achieved fame as the drummer and one of the three lead vocalists for The Band, for which he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of F
Ronnie Hawkins
…and Paulman found Paulman's brother George (standup bass) and their cousin Willard "Pop" Jones (piano) and formed a band they named the Hawks. Drummer Levon Helm, who had grown up in nearby Turkey Scratch, Arkansas, first played with the group at the Delta Supper Club in early 1957 when George Paulman invited…
Helm playing the mandolin in 1971
Helm, center, performing with the Band, Hamburg, 1971
Helm with the Band at the Santa Cruz Civic Auditorium, 1976 (photo: David Gans)
Helm performing in 2004