Roger Hawkins
Roger Hawkins (born October 16, 1945 in Mishawaka , Indiana , † May 20, 2021 in Sheffield , Alabama ) was an American drummer .
Career
Hawkins began his career with small gigs in clubs in Alabama and Tennessee. Eventually he got a permanent job as a studio musician at FAME Studios , where he could be heard on drums on recordings by Wilson Pickett , Aretha Franklin and Etta James , including the number one hits When a Man Loves a Woman and Respect . Together with guitarist Jimmy Johnson , bassist David Hood and keyboardist Barry Beckett , he formed the Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section. In 1969 the four left FAME Studios together and founded their own recording studio, Muscle Shoals Sound Studio , in which numerous well-known artists subsequently made their recordings. After the studio was sold in the early 1990s, Hawkins continued to work there under the new owners.
Hawkins has played on over twenty top 40 hits on the Billboard Hot 100 and has appeared on albums by artists such as Bob Seger , Paul Simon , Rod Stewart , Cat Stevens , Joe Cocker and Eric Clapton . In the field of jazz / R&B, according to Tom Lord , he was involved in recording sessions with Arthur Conley , Charlie Chalmers , Etta James , Arif Mardin , Herbie Mann , King Curtis , Laura Nyro and Dee Dee Bridgewater between 1967 and 1990 . The Rolling Stone leads Hawkins in his published 2016 list of the 100 best drummers of all time at number 31. Rhythm-and-Blues - producer Jerry Wexler called Hawkins the "greatest drummers in the world." Hawkins suffered from COPD and died on May 20, 2021 at the age of 75.
Discography (excerpt)
- 1966: The Exciting Wilson Pickett - Wilson Pickett
- 1967: Aretha Arrives - Aretha Franklin
- 1968: Tell Mama - Etta James
- 1969: 3614 Jackson Highway - Cher
- 1969: Proud Mary - Solomon Burke
- 1971: Linda Ronstadt - Linda Ronstadt
- 1971: Lovejoy - Albert King
- 1972: Smokin 'OP's - Bob Seger
- 1973: On the Road - Traffic
- 1973: There Goes Rhymin 'Simon - Paul Simon
- 1975: Atlantic Crossing - Rod Stewart
- 1975: Breakaway - Art Garfunkel
- 1976: Sailin '- Kim Carnes
- 1977: Izitso - Cat Stevens
- 1978: Luxury You Can Afford - Joe Cocker
- 1979: Honest Lullaby - Joan Baez
- 1982: No Fun Aloud - Glenn Frey
- 1983: Money and Cigarettes - Eric Clapton
Web links
- Roger Hawkins in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Roger Hawkins at AllMusic (English)
- Roger Hawkins at Discogs
Individual evidence
- ↑ Roger Hawkins is dead: Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section mourn their drummer. In: news.de. May 21, 2021, accessed May 21, 2021 .
- ↑ Drummerworld (English)
- ↑ Tom Lord : The Jazz Discography. (online) Retrieved June 15, 2020.
- ↑ 100 Greatest Drummers of All Time (English)
- ↑ Matt Wake: Swampers drummer, Muscle Shoals Sound Studio cofounder Roger Hawkins has died . May 20, 2021. Accessed May 21, 2021.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Hawkins, Roger |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American drummer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 16, 1945 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Mishawaka , Indiana |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 20, 2021 |
| PLACE OF DEATH | Sheffield , Alabama |