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He had been undergoing treatment at the Arkansas
Hospice Center at St. Vincent's Doctors Hospital in Little Rock.
Born
Delmar Allen Hawkins on August
23, 1936 in Goldmine, Louisiana, Hawkins was a singer, guitarist, and
songwriter called "the archictect of 'Swamp Rock Boogie.'"
From his website:
""His swamp rock classic, 'Susie Q,' crackles with the manic energy of
that restless time, and conjures instant images of steamy Southern
nights. It features a 15-year-old James Burton on guitar, the first of
many guitar wizards Dale would discover and nurture. Others included
Scotty Moore, Joe Osborn, Roy Buchanan, Fred Carter, Jr., and Kenny
Paulsen.
"Dale's early experiments in production in the
studios of Shreveport's KWKH with Merle Kilgore and Johnny Horton
developed the skills that would later produce hits for the Uniques, Five
Americans, Jon & Robin & the In Crowd, Michael Nesmith, Harry
Nilsson, and others. Along the way, he even found time to host "The Big
Big Beat" aka "The Dale Hawkins Show" on WCAU-TV in Philadelphia."
"Suzie
Q" was covered by among others, the Rolling Stones in 1964, and
Creedence Clearwater Revival, who recorded an 11-minute
quasi-psychedelic version on their first LP in 1968.
Among
Hawkins' other hits were "La Do Da Da," later recorded by the Blue
Things. He has been inducted into the Rockabilly Hall of Fame and The
Lousiana Music Hall of Fame.
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