Roger Hawkins (drummer)
American drummer (1945–2021)
Musical artist
Roger G. Hawkins (October 16, 1945 – May 20, 2021)[1] was an American drummer best known for playing as part of the studio backing band known as the Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section (also known as the Swampers)[2] of Alabama . Rolling Stone ranked Hawkins number 31 on its list of greatest drummers.[3]
Biography
Hawkins's drumming can be heard on dozens of hit singles, including tracks by Percy Sledge ("When a Man Loves a Woman "), Aretha Franklin ("Respect ", "I Never Loved a Man (The Way I Love You) " etc.), Wilson Pickett ("Mustang Sally ", "Land of 1000 Dances "), The Staple Singers , Johnnie Taylor , Bobby Womack , Clarence Carter ,[4] [5] Etta James , Duane Allman , Joe Cocker , Paul Simon , Bob Seger , Bonnie Bramlett , Bobby "Blue" Bland , Boz Scaggs , Albert King , Traffic , Rod Stewart , Dan Penn , Lulu , and Willie Nelson . He also recorded with Eric Clapton in the early 80's.
"Playing with the same guys for so long, well, it's really hard to impress Barry , David or Jimmy because they've heard me do it before. And it's the same with them. I mean, if Barry plays a hot lick, I don't congratulate him; he's supposed to do that. I don't know what it is, but when the four of us sit down to play, it's almost like a burden has been lifted from our shoulders. It's like, "Hey, we're home."[6]
— Roger Hawkins
Hawkins died at age 75 at his home in Sheffield, Alabama .[7] Hawkins had suffered from numerous health problems including chronic obstructive pulmonary disease .[1]
Top 40 US hits
Artist
Song title
US charts
highest charting date
Miscellaneous
Percy Sledge
When a Man Loves a Woman
#1
April 30, 1966
Wilson Pickett
Land of a 1000 Dances
#6
August 13, 1966
James & Bobby Purify
I'm Your Puppet
#6
October 22, 1966
Wilson Pickett
Mustang Sally
#22
December 10, 1966
Etta James
Tell Mama
#23
December 30, 1967
Aretha Franklin
I Never Loved a Man (The Way I Love You)
#9
March 18, 1967
Aretha Franklin
Respect
#1
May 6, 1967
Aretha Franklin
Chain of Fools
#2
December 16, 1967
Aretha Franklin
Since You've Been Gone
#5
March 2, 1968
Percy Sledge
Take Time to Know Her
#11
April 6, 1968
Aretha Franklin[8]
Think
#7
May 25, 1968
Clarence Carter
Slip Away
#6
August 17, 1968
Wilson Pickett
Hey Jude
#23
January 4, 1969
Duane Allman , guitar
R.B. Greaves
Take a Letter Maria
#2
October 25, 1969
The Staple Singers
Heavy Makes You Happy
#27
March 20, 1971
The Staple Singers
Respect Yourself
#12
November 13, 1971
The Staple Singers
I'll Take You There
#1
April 15, 1972
Mel & Tim
Starting All Over Again
#19
September 16, 1972
Paul Simon
Kodachrome
#2
June 2, 1973
Paul Simon
Loves Me Like a Rock
#2
August 18, 1973
vocals by the Dixie Hummingbirds
Paul Simon
Still Crazy After All These Years
#40
December 6, 1975
Bob Seger
Mainstreet
#24
May 4, 1977
Silver Bullet Band
Bob Seger
We've Got Tonight
#13
November 25, 1978
Silver Bullet Band
Bob Seger
Old Time Rock & Roll
#28
May 5, 1979
Silver Bullet Band
Collaborations
With Alabama
With Paul Anka
Feelings (United Artists Records, 1975)
With Patti Austin
Body Language (CTI Records, 1980)
In My Life (CTI Records, 1983)
With Joan Baez
With William Bell
Wow... (Stax Records, 1971)
Phases of Reality (Stax Records, 1972)
With Bobby Bland
Midnight Run (Malaco Records, 1989)
Portrait of the Blues (Malaco Records, 1991)
Sad Street (Malaco Records, 1995)
Blues at Midnight (Malaco Records, 2003)
With Bonnie Bramlett
Lady's Choice (Capricorn Records, 1976)
With Dee Dee Bridgewater
With Dianne Brooks
Back Stairs in My Life (Reprise Records, 1976)
With Shirley Brown
Joy & Pain (Malaco Records, 1993)
With Peabo Bryson
Peabo (Bullet Records, 1976)
With Jimmy Buffett
With Solomon Burke
King Solomon (Atlantic Records, 1968)
Proud Mary (Ola, 1969)
With Billy Burnette
Gimme You (Columbia Records, 1981)
With J. J. Cale
With Kim Carnes
With Clarence Carter
This is Clarence Carter (Atlantic Records, 1968)
Testifyin' (Atlantic Records, 1969)
The Dynamic Clarence Carter (Atlantic Records, 1969)
With Beth Nielsen Chapman
Hearing It First (Capitol Records, 1980)
With Cher
With Eric Clapton
With Jimmy Cliff
With Joe Cocker
With Ry Cooder
With Steve Cropper
Night After Night (MCA Records, 1982)
With Gail Davies
The Game (Warner Bros. Records, 1980)
With Mink DeVille
With Willy DeVille
With José Feliciano
Sweet Soul Music (Private Stock Records, 1976)
With Eddie Floyd
Soul Street (Stax Records, 1974)
With Aretha Franklin
With Glenn Frey
With Art Garfunkel
With Barry Goldberg
Barry Goldberg (Atco Records, 1974)
With James Govan
I'm in Need (Charity, 1987)
With John P. Hammond
Southern Fried (Atlantic Records, 1971)
Can't Beat the Kid (Capricorn Records, 1975)
With Ronnie Hawkins
Ronnie Hawkins (Cotillion Records, 1970)
With Levon Helm
With Loleatta Holloway
With Etta James
With Margie Joseph
Margie Joseph Make a New Impression (Volt Records, 1971)
With Nick Kamen
With Albert King
With Julian Lennon
With Lulu
With Mac McAnally
With Mary MacGregor
With Lonnie Mack
With Delbert McClinton
Second Wind (Capricorn Records, 1978)
The Jealous Kind (Capitol Records, 1980)
Plain from the Heart (Capitol Records, 1981)
With Frankie Miller
Standing on the Edge (Capitol Records, 1982)
With Ronnie Milsap
With Jackie Moore
Make Me Feel Like a Woman (Kayvette, 1975)
With Willie Nelson
With Laura Nyro
With The Oak Ridge Boys
With Odetta
With Danny O'Keefe
Danny O'Keefe (Cotillion, 1970)
With Dan Penn
Nobody's Fool (Bell Records, 1973)
Do Right Man (Sire Records, 1994)
Blue Nite Lounge (Dandy Records, 2000)
Something About the Night (Dandy Records, 2016)
With Wilson Pickett
With Don Preston
Been Here All The Time (Shelter Records, 1974)
With Primal Scream
With Eddie Rabbitt
With Helen Reddy
With Little Richard
With Johnny Rivers
The Road (Atlantic Records, 1974)
Borrowed Time (RSO Records, 1980)
With Linda Ronstadt
With Billy Joe Royal
With Calvin Russell
Calvin Russell (Last Call Records, 1997)
Sam (Last Call Records, 1999)
With Leon Russell
With Boz Scaggs
With Bob Seger
With Paul Simon
With Mavis Staples
With Candi Staton
Candi (Warner Bros. Records, 1974)
With Cat Stevens
With B. W. Stevenson
Rainbow Down the Road (Amazing Records, 1990)
With Rod Stewart
With Billy Swan
Four (Columbia Records, 1977)
With Keith Sykes
The Way That I Feel (Midland Records, 1977)
With Alex Taylor
With Kate Taylor
With Traffic
With Vaya Con Dios
With Wendy Waldman
Gypsy Symphony (Warner Bros. Records, 1974)
With Tony Joe White
Notes
References
^ a b Wake, Matt (May 20, 2021). "Swampers drummer, Muscle Shoals Sound Studio cofounder Roger Hawkins has died" . al.com . Retrieved May 21, 2021 .
^ "Roger Hawkins: The Pulse of Muscle Shoals | Modern Drummer Magazine" . www.moderndrummer.com . 26 April 2017. Retrieved 2017-05-03 .
^ "100 Greatest Drummers of All Time" . Rolling Stone . 31 March 2016.
^ Jones, Roben (2010). Memphis Boys: the story of American Studios . Jackson MS: University Press of Mississippi. pp. 159–160. ISBN 9781604734010 .
^ Poe, Randy (2006). Skydog: the Duane Allman story . Milwaukee WI: Backbeat Books. ISBN 978-1-6171-3487-6 .
^ Weinberg, Max (2004). The Big Beat: Conversations with Rock's Greatest Drummers . Hudson Music. p. 58. ISBN 978-0634082757 .
^ Fu, Eddie (May 21, 2021). "R.I.P. Roger Hawkins, Muscle Shoals Drummer on Aretha Franklin and Percy Sledge Hits Dead at 75" . Consequence of Sound . Retrieved May 21, 2021 .
^ Queen of Soul: The Atlantic Recordings (box set liner notes). Aretha Franklin. Atlantic Records . 1992.{{cite AV media notes }}
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