His backing band the Hawks went to the U.S. where they became The Band. Hawkins famously joined them onstage as captured in Scorsese’s ‘The Last Waltz’
of The Band’s early days as the Hawks, a then-teenage Robbie Robertson recounted how Hawkins helped him shape his craft:
Decades later, Robertson would thank Hawkins again during the group’s 1994 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction speech: “We should thank Unlike many of his musical peers, Hawkins never returned to the U.S. full time . His love for his chosen homeland was one of the cornerstones of his reputation.
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