The rock & roll tornado lost his long battle with cancer, on february the 13th.
Dale's music will never be forgotten, he had a lot of wild presence in his voice and all the instrumentals were outstanding. I don't really know what to say about him because I didn't know him personally, but I can confirm he was a real cool cat.
My thoughts go to his family...
I saw Dale Hawkins a few years ago here in Nashville, it was his birthday and his friends & family held a surprise birthday party at a show he played here at 3rd & Lindsley. I got to meet him and he was a very nice guy. I've loved his music for a long time, from his Chess/Checker material up through his recent albums like the spectacular "Wildcat Tamer" with Kenny Brown (R.L. Burnside's guitar player, North Mississippi bluesman) on guitar. He let me videotape the show. I haven't watched it since but I will now look for it. I will try to share it somewhere like Dime-a-dozen, HungerCity or perhaps one of these great blog sites would like to share it. I also saw him at the Ponderosa Stomp in New Orleans a few years back, being backed by Deke Dickerson & band. Again, it was great. Thanks, Dale, I'm going to miss you and your music.
RépondreSupprimerFabulous!
RépondreSupprimerI'd really like to see that video you recorded!
Much respect.
Ian
Sad news... Dale Hawkins was a real great artist...
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