Episode 74 Ronnie Hawkins Rock & Roll stories from the bar
Oct 28, 2021 ·
25m 38s
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Ronnie Hawkins immigrated to Canada from Arkansas in the 1950s. It didn't take him long to call Canada his home, & he made a huge splash playing in the bars...
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Ronnie Hawkins immigrated to Canada from Arkansas in the 1950s. It didn't take him long to call Canada his home, & he made a huge splash playing in the bars in downtown Toronto.
He was not only successful with his own musical career. He is also widely respected for helping to launch the careers of artists like Robbie Lane, David Clayton Thomas, Levon Helm, Robbie Robertson & a host of others.
In this episode we discuss stories from playing the bars, encounters with artists like Johnny Cash etc. .
We also talked about the brand new YouTube video release of the classic song "Me & Bobby McGee" featuring Ronnie along with Kris Kristofferson, Gordon Lightfoot & Willie Nelson...among other things.
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He was not only successful with his own musical career. He is also widely respected for helping to launch the careers of artists like Robbie Lane, David Clayton Thomas, Levon Helm, Robbie Robertson & a host of others.
In this episode we discuss stories from playing the bars, encounters with artists like Johnny Cash etc. .
We also talked about the brand new YouTube video release of the classic song "Me & Bobby McGee" featuring Ronnie along with Kris Kristofferson, Gordon Lightfoot & Willie Nelson...among other things.
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