Ronnie Hawkins, a brash rockabilly star from Arkansas who became a patron of the Canadian music scene after moving north and recruiting a handful of local musicians later known as the Band ...

The Band‘s Robbie Robertson has issued a statement honoring Ronnie “Hawk” Hawkins, who died Sunday at the age of 87. Robertson and future members of the Band backed Hawkins in their ...

They began by playing with rock 'n' roller Ronnie Hawkins, became Bob Dylan's backing band, and grew into their own legends.

It’s hard to overstate the influence that The Band had on music, inspiring everyone from Bob Dylan and Eric Clapton to The ...

The smiling visage of the late Richard Manuel that adorns the dust cover of Stephen T. Lewis' biography belies the sorrowful ...

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Robertson and Garth Hudson had been the two surviving members of The Band, which gained acclaim on their own after backing up first Ronnie Hawkins and then Bob Dylan in the '60s. The Band was ...

Born Jamie Royal Robertson in Toronto, Canada, he joined the Hawks, backing Ronnie Hawkins, with drummer and future The Band member Levon Helm, at age 16. The other future members of The Band ...

The Band began in 1957, when Helm migrated from Arkansas to Ontario to join Robertson, Danko, Manuel, Hudson and Stan Szelest as Ronnie Hawkins’ backing outfit, the Hawks. Hawkins was a ...

The Band members Rick Danko, left, and Robbie Robertson, right, perform with Ronnie Hawkins during their farewell concert dubbed "The Last Waltz" at the Winterland Ballroom, San Francisco ...

Along with American drummer and vocalist Levon Helm, the musicians first came together as rockabilly singer Ronnie Hawkins' backup group. Garth Hudson of the roots rock group The Band poses for a ...

Musician Ronnie Hawkins has died according to a post on The Band’s verified Facebook page. Hawkins, 87, died Sunday according to a post by Robbie Robertson, a member of The Band. “The story of ...