RIP Ronnie Hawkins

 Ronnie Hawkins Dies: ‘Father Of Canadian Rock ‘N Roll’ Was 87

 

Yahoo News

By Bruce Hawkins

May 29, 2022

Ronnie Hawkins, a Southern rockabilly artist widely credited with inspiring the Canadian music scene, died Sunday morning at age 87. His wife, Wanda, confirmed his death after an unspecified illness.

“He went peacefully and he looked as handsome as ever,” she told The Canadian Press news outlet.

 

HAWKINS, Ronnie (Ronald Hawkins)

Born: 1/10/1935, Huntsville, Arkansas, U.S.A.

Died: 5/29/2022, Peterborough, Ontario, Canada

 

Ronnie Hawkins’ westerns – actor:

Heaven’s Gate – 1980 (Major Wolcott)

Sodbusters (TV) – 1994 (cattle baron)