Ronnie Hawkins
Born: ♂ Ronald Cornett Hawkins
- January 10, 1935
- Huntsville, AR
Spouse: Wanda Hawkins
Children: Ronnie Hawkins Jr., Robin Hawkins, and Leah Hawkins
Parents: Jasper Newton Hawkins and Flora Cornett Hawkins
Sibling: Bobbie Winifred Law
Early Life
[edit]Education
[edit]Career
[edit]Organized "The Hawks," later "The Band," a famous rock group
Accomplishments
[edit]See Wikipedia page; biographical and genealogical info from Bobbie; Encyclopedia of Arkansas entry.
Health
[edit]Survived pancreatic cancer
Faith
[edit]Quoted on IMDB as saying, "I believe in God probably more than anyone else on this planet, but I'm really weary of the ground crew."