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 ...

Ronnie Hawkins, the rowdy rockabilly singer who was instrumental in the formation of the pioneering Americana group the Band, died on Sunday. He was 87. His wife, Wanda, confirmed his death to the ...

Ronnie Hawkins, the Southern rockabilly singer who helped shape and launch the Band and other Canadian rock artists, died Sunday after battling a long-term illness. He was 87. Hawkins’ death was ...

Ronnie Hawkins, the Canadian rockabilly singer known as “the Hawk,” who mentored the Band and played with rock’s greats, died Sunday morning. He was 87. “He went peacefully and he looked ...

When Styx keyboardist Lawrence Gowan comes to Arkansas, you can bet he'll be thinking about one of Fayetteville's favorite sons, Ronnie Hawkins. And he's very happy to share stories about the Hawk.

Robertson and Garth Hudson had been the two surviving members of The Band, which gained acclaim on their own after backing up first Ronnie Hawkins and then Bob Dylan in the '60s. The Band was ...

Musician Ronnie Hawkins has died according to a post on The Band's verified Facebook page.Hawkins, 87, died Sunday according to a post by Robbie Robertson, a member of The Band."The story of The ...