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Roger Hawkins
born on 16/10/1945 in Mishawaka, IN, United States
died on 20/5/2021 in Sheffield, AL, United States
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Roger G Hawkins (born October 16, 1945 in Mishawaka, Indiana, US), is an American drummer best known for playing as part of the studio backing band known as The Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section of Alabama. Hawkins's drumming can be heard on dozens of hit singles, including tracks by Percy Sledge (When a Man Loves a Woman), Aretha Franklin ("Respect, "I Never Loved A Man", etc.), Wilson Pickett (Mustang Sally, "Land of 1,000 Dances"), The Staple Singers, Johnnie Taylor, Cat Stevens, Duane Allman, Joe Cocker, Paul Simon, Bob Seger, Rod Stewart, Bobby "Blue" Bland, Traffic and Willie Nelson.
Top 40 US Hits
Artist | Song title | US charts | highest charting date | Miscellaneous |
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Percy Sledge | When a Man Loves a Woman | #1 | April 30, 1966 | |
Wilson Pickett | Land of a 1.000 Dances | #6 | August 13, 1966 | |
James & Bobby Purify | I'm Your Puppet | #6 | October 22, 1966 | |
Wilson Pickett | Mustang Sally | #22 | December 10, 1966 | |
Etta James | Tell Mama | # 23 | December 30, 1967 | |
Aretha Franklin | I Never Loved a Man (The Way I Love You) | #9 | March 18, 1967 | |
Aretha Franklin | Respect | #1 | May 6, 1967 | |
Aretha Franklin | Chain of Fools | #2 | December 16, 1967 | |
Aretha Franklin | Since You've Been Gone | #5 | March 2, 1968 | |
Percy Sledge | Take Time to Know Her | # 11 | April 6, 1968 | |
Aretha Franklin [1] | Think | #7 | May 25, 1968 | |
Clarence Carter | Slip Away | # 6 | August 17, 1968 | |
Wilson Pickett | Hey Jude | #23 | January 4, 1969 | Duane Allman, guitar |
R.B. Greaves | Take a Letter Maria | # 2 | October 25, 1969 | |
The Staple Singers | Heavy Makes You Happy | #27 | March 20, 1971 | |
The Staple Singers | Respect Yourself | #12 | November 13. 1971 | |
Staple Singers | I'll Take You There | #1 | April 15, 1972 | |
Mel & Tim | Starting All Over Again | # 19 | September 16, 1972 | |
Paul Simon | Kodachrome | #2 | June 2, 1973 | |
Paul Simon | Loves Me Like a Rock | #2 | August 18, 1973 | vocals by Dixie Hummingbirds |
Bob Seger | Mainstreet | #24 | May 4, 1977 | Bob Seger System |
Bob Seger | We've Got Tonight | #13 | November 25, 1978 | Silver Bullet Band |
Bob Seger | Old Time Rock & Roll | #28 | May 5, 1979 | Silver Bullet Band |
On being a session musician
"Playing with the same guys for so long, well, it's really hard to impress Barry, David or Jimmy because they've heard me do it before. And it's the same with them. I mean, if Barry plays a hot lick, I don't congratulate him; he's supposed to do that. I don't know what it is, but when the four of us sit down to play, it's almost like a burden has been lifted from our shoulders. It's like, "Hey, we're home." [2]
References and external links
- Weinberg, Max, foreword by Bruce Springsteen, The Big Beat: Conversations with Rock's Great Drummers, Billboard Books, NY, 1984/1991 pp. 4459
- Whitburn, Joel. The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits: Revised and Enlarged, Billboard Books, New York, 1992
- "The Muscle Shoals Sound: 3614 Jackson Highway liner notes, Rhino Records Inc., 1993
- The Exciting Wilson Pickett, lines notes, Atlantic Recording Corp,Los Angeles, CA, 1996 & 1993
- Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band: Greatest Hits, Capitol Records, Inc., 1994
- [Roger Hawkins at All Music Guide Allmusic Roger Hawkins]
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