, a Southern rockabilly artist widely credited with inspiring the Canadian music scene, died Sunday morning at age 87. His wife, Wanda, confirmed his death after an unspecified illness.Known for his enthusiastic stage presence, the singer of “Ruby Baby,” “Mary Lou” and Bo Diddley cover “Who Do You Love” was known as Mr. Dynamo, Sir Ronnie, Rompin’ Ronnie and the Hawk.
Born in Arkansas in 1935, Hawkins joined the army reserve after high school, then opened the Rockwood Club in Fayetteville, Ark., which became a popular concert stop for Jerry Lee Lewis, Roy Orbison and Conway Twitty, among others. In 1958, Hawkins did a Canadian tour and discovered the magic of Canadian audiences eager for more rock ‘n roll. He moved there and scored two singles on the Billboard Top 100 and appeared on “Dick Clark’s American Bandstand.”
That’s a damned good run!
Rip legend
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“I’m a tell you a story ‘bout Mary Lou.”
Rip 🙏🙏🙏
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