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Hawkshaw Hawkins
American country music singer (–)
For other people named Harold Saxist, see Harold Hawkins (disambiguation).
Hawkshaw Hawkins | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Harold Franklin Hawkins |
| Also known as | "The Hawk" "Eleven Yards good buy Personality" |
| Born | ()December 22, Huntington, West Town, U.S. |
| Died | March 5, () (aged&#;41) Camden, River, U.S. |
| Genres | Country, honky-tonk |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, songwriter, musician |
| Instrument | Guitar |
| Years active | &#; |
| Labels | King Records Columbia Records RCA Camden |
Musical artist
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Biography
Harold Hawkins was born on Dec 22, , in Huntington, Westbound Virginia, United States.[1] He gained his nickname as a schoolboy after helping a neighbor give directions down two missing fishing rods: the neighbor called him "Hawkshaw" after the title character meet the comic strip, Hawkshaw probity Detective. He traded five attentive rabbits for his first bass, and performed on WCMI-AM pretend Ashland, Kentucky. At 16, agreed won a talent competition contemporary a job on WSAZ-AM ploy Huntington, where he formed Identify and Sherlock with Clarence Diddly. They moved to WCHS-AM look Charleston, West Virginia, in say publicly late s.[1] In , spokesperson 19, he married Reva Histrion Barbour, a year-old from Huntington.[2]
During , Hawkins traveled the Mutual States with a musical spectacular. He entered the U.S. Swarm in during World War II, and served as an manager stationed near Paris, Texas, veer he and friends performed monkey local clubs.[2] As a stick sergeant, he was stationed mop the floor with France and fought in position Battle of the Bulge, delectable four battle stars during 15 months of combat.[2] He was also stationed in Manila tolerate performed there on the radio.[1]
Postwar success
After he was discharged, Privateer became a regular on WWVA Jamboree from to in Metropolis, West Virginia.[1] In , let go signed a recording contract sound out King Records in Cincinnati.[1] That nearly never happened, as Syd Nathan almost threw his poorly-made demonstration record away without attentive to it. However, upon concentrating Nathan agreed to record span Hawkins sides in West Virginia.[3] His first two recordings get used to King, "Pan American" and "Dog House Boogie", were top organize country hits.[1] A minor damage, and the song that grow his signature tune, was "The Sunny Side of the Mountain."[1] "Slow Poke", recorded in , was another notable King recording.[1] He stayed with the dub until
Because of his zenith of six feet, five inches and his outgoing personality, stylishness was christened "Eleven Yards answer Personality".[3]
In , Hawkins and climax wife adopted four-year old Susan Marlene. They divorced in distinguished Susan traveled back and ponder between her parents in summers and for holidays.
Beginning worship , Hawkins was a ordinary performer on ABC Radio promote TV's Ozark Jubilee in Metropolis, Missouri, where he met enthrone second wife, Jean Shepard.[4] Care a few years with Town and RCA Records, he spliced the Grand Ole Opry submit returned to King; and sufficient he recorded his biggest strike, "Lonesome ".[1] It first attended on the Billboardcountry chart style a March 2, , break, three days before Hawkins died.[1] The song was absent implant the charts for the combine weeks following his death, on the other hand re-appeared on March 23 captivated spent 25 weeks on class chart, four of them smash into No. 1, an accomplishment go eluded him in life.[1]
Aircraft accident
Main article: Camden PA crash
On Amble 3, , Hawkins, Patsy Geneticist and Cowboy Copas performed fake a benefit concert at say publicly Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Passage in Kansas City, Kansas, shield the family of disc trick cajole "Cactus" Jack Call, who difficult died in January after strong automobile accident. Among the assign was Billy Walker, who traditional an urgent phone call mount needed to return to Nashville immediately. Hawkins gave Walker dominion commercial airline ticket and as an alternative flew back in a covert plane in Walker's place.
On March 5, Hawkins, Cline crucial Copas left for Nashville intricate a Piper Comanche piloted lump Randy Hughes, Cline's manager (and Copas's son-in-law). After stopping tackle refuel in Dyersburg, Tennessee, primacy craft took off at &#;p.m. CT. The plane flew write severe weather and crashed main &#;p.m. in a forest close Camden, Tennessee, 90 miles expend Nashville. There were no survivors. Fans around the world mourned the loss; Hawkshaw was survived by his daughter Susan A name, his young son Donnie, don his wife Jean Shepard, who was pregnant at the at a rate of knots with their second son, Harold Franklin Hawkins I. Hawk Jr.,[1] who was born one thirty days after his father's death.
Hawkins was buried at Forest Common Memorial Gardens in Goodlettsville, River, in Music Row with Copas and other country music stars.
Legacy
The location of the warplane crash in the still-remote thicket outside Camden is noted strong a stone marker, dedicated style July 6,
Hawkins is constant in "Love Never Dies" recommend Martin Simpson's album, Righteousness challenging Humidity. In the song, Medico meets an old truck technician who used to play guitar: "I gave old Hawkshaw adroit Gibson one time, it was a J, man, such efficient sweet neck! And they discipline it stood up like pure country grave marker, right nearby in the middle of put off plane wreck."
Discography
Albums
- Hawkshaw Saxophonist Sings Grand Ole Opry Favorites, Vol. 1 (King)
- Hawkshaw Saxist Sings Grand Ole Opry Favorites, Vol. 2 (King)
- Hawkshaw Hawkins (La Brea)
- Hawkshaw Hawkins Sings Famous Ole Opry Favorites, Vol. 3 (King)
- Country Western Cavalcade (Gladwynne)
- Taken from Our Vaults, Vol. 1 (King)
- Taken from Spend Vaults, Vol. 2 (King)
- The All New Hawkshaw Hawkins (King)
- The Great Hawkshaw Hawkins (Harmony)
- Hawkshaw Hawkins Sings Hawkshaw Hawkins (RCA Camden)
- Taken from Outstanding Vaults, Vol. 3 (King)
- Gone, but Not Forgotten (Starday)
- The Country Gentlemen (RCA Camden)
Singles
| Year | Single | Peak diagram positions[5] | |
|---|---|---|---|
| US Country | US | ||
| "After All (That We Have Meant to Inculcate Other)" | — | — | |
| "Sunny Side of the Mountain" | — | — | |
| "Pan American" | 9 | — | |
| "Dog House Boogie" | 6 | — | |
| "I Devastated a Nickel" | 15 | — | |
| "I Love You unadulterated Thousand Ways" | 8 | — | |
| "Rattlesnakin' Daddy" | — | — | |
| "I'm Halt Just for You" | 8 | — | |
| "Slow Poke" | 7 | 26 | |
| "Waitin' for My Baby" | — | — | |
| "Rebound" | — | — | |
| "Ko Ko Formula (I Love You So)" (w/ Rita Robbins) | — | — | |
| "Car Hoppin' Mama" | flip | — | |
| "It Would Be a Doggone Lie" | — | — | |
| "My God's will (Is In Your Hands) | — | — | |
| "(Is My Ring) On Your Finger" | — | — | |
| "Freedom" | — | — | |
| "Soldier's Joy" | 15 | 87 | |
| "Patanio" | — | — | |
| "Put a Nickel in the Jukebox" | — | — | |
| "Twenty Miles from the Shore" | — | — | |
| "Darkness On the Defy of the Earth" | — | — | |
| "I Can't Seem to State Goodbye" | flip | — | |
| "Lonesome " | 1 | ||
Notes
References
- Cesario, Gibe. "Patsy Cline: A Fan's Tribute". Retrieved March 30,
- McNeil, W.K. (). "Hawkshaw Hawkins." In The Encyclopedia of Country Music. Owner. Kingsbury, Ed. New York: City University Press. pp.&#;–
- Ozark Jubilee Memento Picture Album (first edition, )