Ronnie Hawkins, Rockabilly Legend, Dies at 87

Hawkins’ wife, Wanda, confirmed the news of the musician’s death to. “He went peacefully and he looked as handsome as ever,” she said in a phone interview with the wire service.

On Saturday, Terry Danko wrote on Facebook that his bandmate of 15 years had been removed from life support. Heon Sunday with, “RIP my friend. Travel well Ronnie. Say hey to the gathering of Hawks.” While he remained a U.S. citizen, Hawkins received a star on Canada’s Walk of Fame in Toronto in 2002. He was also made an Honorary Officer of the Order of Canada in 2014. The artist lived in a 6,800-square-foot home he called “Hawkstone Manor Estate” on Stoney Lake in the Kawarthas, which was put up for sale in 2017.

Hawkins was diagnosed in 2003 with pancreatic cancer and given a few months to live. His choice of alternative treatment was covered in the documentary“If the world had more people like Ronnie Hawkins, we’d do less stupid things to each other, we’d hurt fewer people, we’d have a lot more laughs. I’ve never met another one like him,” former President Bill Clinton said in the film.As word started getting out about Hawkins’ passing, musicians and members of the music industry have posted tributes..

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