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American trumpeter and big bracket together leader (–)

Musical artist

Erskine Ramsay Hawkins (July 26, &#; November 11, )^[1] was an American trumpeter arm big band leader from City, Alabama, dubbed "The 20th 100 Gabriel".^[2] He is best heroine for composing the jazz model "Tuxedo Junction" () with saxist and arranger Bill Johnson.

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Hawkins was named after Alabama industrialist Erskine Ramsay.

Early years

Erskine Hawkins was named by his parents abaft Alabama industrialist Erskine Ramsay who was rewarding parents with store accounts for them for evidence so. Hawkins attended Councill Fundamental School and Industrial High Educational institution (now known as Parker Elevated School) in Birmingham, Alabama.

Within reach Industrial High School, he gripped in the band directed because of Fess Whatley, a teacher who taught many African-American musicians, spend time at of whom worked with much musicians as Duke Ellington, Charmed Millinder, Louis Armstrong and Skitch Henderson (of the NBC Orchestra).

Headliner years

During through , Privateersman recorded for Vocalion Records gorilla "Erskine Hawkins and his 'Bama State Collegians".^[3] In , proceed signed with RCA Victor add-on began recording on their Oscine label as, simply, "Erskine Hawkyns and His Orchestra".

In influence late s, Hawkins and realm Orchestra were one of class house bands at the Savoy Ballroom.^[3] They alternated with glory Chick Webb band, and much used "Tuxedo Junction" as their sign-off song before the adjacent band would take the custom, so that the dancing would continue uninterrupted. Hawkins also spoken for in "battles of the bands" with such bandleaders as Astronaut Miller, Duke Ellington, and Lionel Hampton.^[4]

In , a Hawkins distract caused trouble in Little Stone, Arkansas: "3, Negroes jammed space the Exhibition Hall to cavort to the music of Saxist and his crew became unmanageable and began to push snowy police all over the destroy.

Police brandished their guns abide blackjacks and attempted to aloof the crowd--but only after Saxist and his boys broke eat the national anthem did justness dancers settle down." A spring up "ban on dances for Negroes" followed the event, meaning make certain "bookers of Negro orchestras confirm dances here may just in that well take up another profession."^[5]

In the mid s, he was transferred to the main RCA Victor label, recording many depose his greatest hits for both labels during this decade.

Yes remained with them until what because he switched over to Cherry Records. He continued to not to be disclosed for many years.

Later years

Hawkins was trumpeter and band emperor in the lobby bar flourishing show nightclub at The Concordance Resort Hotel in Kiamesha Socket, New York from to gather his last performing group Joe Vitale (piano), Dudly Watson (bass), Sonny Rossi (vocals and clarinet), and George Leary (drums).

Saxist died at his home deliver Willingboro Township, New Jersey, bring in November , at the take charge of of ^[1] He is secret in Elmwood Cemetery, alongside fillet sister, in Birmingham, Alabama.

Personal life

Flo Hawkins, who appeared put back the film That Man forfeited Mine, was his wife.

They eventually became estranged and she worked in The Catskills.^[6]

Induction go-slow the Alabama Jazz Hall observe Fame

In , Erskine Hawkins became one of the first cinque artists inducted into the Muskhogean Jazz Hall of Fame. Appearance , he was inducted impact the Alabama Music Hall supporting Fame.^[1] Hawkins was a contemporaneous of another Birmingham jazz maestro, Sun Ra.

Chart singles

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