Ronnie Hawkins attends the premiere for "Once Were Brothers: Robbie Robertson and the Band" in 2019, in Toronto. (Evan Agostini/Invision/AP) Ronnie Hawkins, the rowdy rockabilly singer who was ...

Ronnie Hawkins, a brash rockabilly star from Arkansas who became a patron of the Canadian music scene after moving north and recruiting a handful of local musicians later known as the Band, has died.

Ronnie Hawkins, a brash rockabilly star from Arkansas who became a patron of the Canadian music scene after moving north and recruiting a handful of local musicians later known as the Band, has died.

Ronnie Hawkins, a brash rockabilly star from Arkansas who became a patron of the Canadian music scene after moving north and recruiting a handful of local musicians later known as the Band, has died.

Ronnie Hawkins, a brash rockabilly star from Arkansas who became a patron of the Canadian music scene after moving north and recruiting a handful of local musicians later known as the Band, died May ...

Ronnie Hawkins, a brash rockabilly star from Arkansas who became a patron of the Canadian music scene after moving north and recruiting a handful of local musicians later known as the Band, has died.

Ronnie Hawkins, a rockabilly star from Arkansas who became a patron of Canadian music and was backed by musicians who later morphed into The Band, died Sunday, his wife said. He was 87. The singer's ...

Ronnie Hawkins, the rowdy rockabilly singer who was instrumental in the formation of the pioneering Americana group the Band, died on Sunday. He was 87. His wife, Wanda, confirmed his death to the ...

FILE - Ronnie Hawkins, right, and Wanda Hawkins attend the premiere for "Once Were Brothers: Robbie Robertson and The Band," on Day 1 of the Toronto International Film Festival at the Roy Thomson Hall ...

Ronnie Hawkins, a brash rockabilly star from Arkansas who became a patron of the Canadian music scene after moving north and recruiting a handful of local musicians later known as the Band, has died.