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The newly minted Erskine Hawkins Orchestra began recording in the late '30s and by 1940, the "20th Century Gabriel" had a smash hit with "Tuxedo Junction," his most famous composition. While the band featured many of the era's best instrumentalists--including pianist Avery Parrish, trumpeter Dub Bascomb, and baritone sax player Haywood Henry--they downsized with the end of the swing era ...
Birmingham native Erskine Hawkins was a prominent African American trumpeter, bandleader, and composer during the Big Band era of the 1930s and 40s. His Erskine Hawkins Orchestra was a popular dance band in New York City, and with it he recorded the hit “Tuxedo Junction” about a streetcar intersection on the Ensley-Fairfield line that was a center of nightlife for African Americans ...
31. Juli 2017 · Jazz great, Erskine Hawkins was born July 26, 1914. Recalling the day of his birth prompts a review of what Hawkins offered to jazz. Songs like “Tuxedo Junction,” “Uproar Shout,” and “Cornbread” attest to Hawkins humor and energetic approach to jazz. Arguably, Hawkins appears to be a sort of unsung hero in the world of jazz.
Birmingham native Erskine Hawkins (1914-1993) was a famous Big Band musician during the 1930s and 1940s, known as the "Twentieth-Century Gabriel" for his ability to play high notes on the trumpet. Hawkins was a member of the famous Alabama State Teachers College (now Alabama State University) band, the 'Bama State Collegians, before leading the ...
16. Mai 2019 · After Hours (Parrish) by Erskine Hawkins & his Orchestra, featuring Avery Parrish, pianoPianist Parrish is the star on this famous bluesy instrumental. He a...
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Birmingham native Erskine Hawkins was a prominent African American trumpeter, bandleader, and composer during the Big Band era of the 1930s and 40s. His Erskine Hawkins Orchestra was a popular dance band in New York City, and with it he recorded the hit “Tuxedo Junction” about a streetcar intersection on the Ensley-Fairfield line that was a center of nightlife for African Americans ...
26. Aug. 2016 · In his post-Hawkins career starting in the mid-1950s, Lowe wrote many hit arrangements for vocalists like James Brown and Nina Simone, and vocal groups like The Platters, The Four Seasons and The Tokens. I am now writing a detailed piece on the Erskine Hawkins band called “Band of Brothers.”
