Ronnie Hawkins, Rockabilly Legend Who Mentored Rock’s Greatest, Dead at 87 - Rolling Stone

His backing band the Hawks went to the U.S. where they became The Band. Hawkins famously joined them onstage as captured in Scorsese's 'The Last Waltz'

Ronnie Hawkins, the Canadian rockabilly singer known as “the Hawk,” who mentored the Band and played with rock’s greats, died Sunday morning. He was 87. “He went peacefully and he looked as handsome… [+2934 chars]

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