Ronnie David Hollingsworth, Sr., a beloved husband, father, grandfather, and friend, was born on June 28, 1948, in the small town of Liberty, Texas, to his parents, Robert Ellis Hollingsworth and Ruth ...

Over the weekend Canada’s social media platforms buzzed with the news that legendary radio DJ John Donabie had passed away in ...

Keyboardist Garth Hudson, perhaps best known for his powerful and memorable Lowrey organ intro for the classic Band song “Chest Fever,” has died at 87.

Jean Paul Hawkins, born on March 4, 1937, in Piggott, Ark., to Herbert and Zilpah Hawkins, passed away on January 19, 2025, in Burlington, Vt.

He soon had the opportunity. In 1961 he was approached by the Canadian rockabilly star Ronnie Hawkins to join his band, the Hawks; Hudson hesitated, fearing the reaction of his conservative ...

Eric “Garth” Hudson, the visionary multi-instrumentalist whose masterful organ playing helped define the sound of legendary ...

Rolling Stone magazine, in its obituary of Hudson ... which at that time was the backing band for the rockabilly singer, Ronnie Hawkins. Of his bandmates, Richard Manuel was found dead in ...

The Canadian virtuoso, known for his solo on “Chest Fever,” gave the group a “sound twice as big” and his mates music lessons.

Formed in the early 1960s as a backing group for rocker Ronnie Hawkins, the Band was originally called The Hawks and featured the Arkansas-born Helm and four Canadians recruited by Helm and ...

This made the arrangement more palatable to his parents. At first, the group backed rockabilly singer Ronnie Hawkins and was known as the Hawks. Hudson was an odd fit initially, Robertson wrote in ...

Born in Windsor, Ont., in 1937, the non-singer spoke through piano, synthesizers, horns and his favoured Lowrey organ Author of the article: You can save this article by registering for free here.

Originally known as The Hawks, the group began to take off in the 1950s while performing with Ronnie Hawkins. Drawing inspiration from traditional folk and country music, the group honed a unique ...