TORONTO - Ronnie Hawkins, the southern U.S. rockabilly artist who sowed the seeds of Canada’s music scene after moving north, has died at 87. His wife Wanda confirmed to The Canadian Press that Hawkins died Sunday morning at a hospital in Peterborough, Ont. He eventually gave himself top billing and began playing as Ronnie Hawkins and the Hawks, crafting a bad-boy look with slicked black hair and sideburns. “Ronnie was very supportive.”Later that year, following the dissolution of Clayton-Thomas’ teen band, Hawkins was quick to offer his support. They later took Hawkins on a train ride to Ottawa to see then-prime minister Pierre Trudeau.

Source: thestar May 30, 2022 03:02 UTC