Tag Archives: Erskine Hawkins & His Orchestra

b. 26 July 1914, Birmingham, Alabama, USA, d. 11 November 1993, NJ, USA. By enough time he started playing trumpet at age 13, Hawkins experienced already perfected drums and trombone. It had been on trumpet, nevertheless, that he founded his name like a flamboyant participant with an amazing range. In …

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