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January 10. Happy 80th birthday today to Ronnie Hawkins. This rockabilly dynamo was born and raised in Arkansas, but - on the advice of Conway Twitty - he started touring in Canada in 1958. He eventually settled in Toronto, where he put together a band - The Hawks - that included Canadians Robbie Robertson, Rick Danko, Richard Manuel and Garth Hudson. Drummer Levon Helm from Arkansas was also on board. Now thats a band! Ronnie has battled pancreatic cancer in recent years, but hes still definitely alive and kickin. Check out Ronnies moonwalk starting at about 1:19: https://youtube/watch?v=0xD3uBGzjpw
Posted on: Sat, 10 Jan 2015 17:41:26 +0000

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