Roy Hawkins

Not merely was Roy Hawkins dogged simply by misfortune during his profession (in the elevation of his recognition, the pianist shed the usage of an arm in an automobile wreck), he couldn’t actually cash in following the truth. When B.B. Ruler blasted in the graphs in 1970 with Roy Hawkins’s traditional “The Thrill IS FULLY GONE,” the tune was mistakenly acknowledged to the incorrect composers on early pressings. Small is well known of Hawkins’s start. Maker Bob Geddins found out Hawkins playing within an Oakland, CA nightspot and supervised his 1st 78s for Cavatone and Downtown in 1948. Contemporary Records found the rights to many Downtown experts before putting your signature on Hawkins to a agreement in 1949. Two main R&B strikes resulted: 1950’s “Why Perform Things Eventually Me” and “The Thrill IS FULLY GONE” the next year. Hawkins documented for the Bihari brothers’ Contemporary and RPM imprints into 1954. From then on, a small number of 45s for Tempo and Kent had been everything was heard about the Bay Region pianist on vinyl fabric. He’s rumored to possess passed away in 1973.