- Born
- Died
- Birth nameRonald Cornett Hawkins
- Nicknames
- Rompin' Ronnie
- The Hawk
- Mr. Dynamo
- Ronnie Hawkins was born on January 10, 1935 in Huntsville, Arkansas, USA. He was an actor, known for Heaven's Gate (1980), The Last Waltz (1978) and Hello Mary Lou: Prom Night II (1987). He was married to Wanda Hawkins. He died on May 29, 2022 in Peterborough, Ontario, Canada.
- SpouseWanda Hawkins(? - May 29, 2022) (his death, 3 children)
- Resides in Ontario, Canada.
- First cousin of Dale Hawkins.
- He started out playing in local bars in 1953, with fellow Arkansan Levon Helm joining his band five years later. In 1959, he was signed by Roulette Records, leading to minor hits Forty Days and Mary Lou and an appearance on American Bandstand. Rick Danko, Garth Hudson, Richard Manuel and Robbie Robertson eventually joined him on the bar and club circuit in Canada. They later left together for the US and became the Band.
- Born two days after singer Elvis Presley.
- [in 2014] The liver's gone, the kidney's gone and thanks to the diabetes, the legs are gone, too, but I believe in the big rocker. I'll be 80 years old next year. I believe in God probably more than anyone else on this planet, but I'm really weary of the ground crew.
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