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Roger G. Hawkins (October 16, 1945 – May 20, 2021) 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) of Alabama. Rolling Stone ranked Hawkins number 31 on its list of greatest drummers.
May 22, 2021 · Roger Hawkins, who played drums on numerous pop and soul hits of the 1960s and ’70s and was among the architects of the funky sound that became identified with Muscle Shoals, Ala., died on...
May 20, 2021 · Roger Hawkins, the drummer in the legendary Swampers and Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section who played on hits like Aretha Franklin’s “Respect,” Wilson Pickett’s “Mustang Sally,” and Percy Sledge’s...
Roger Hawkins, a studio drummer who was the often-uncredited rhythmic driving force behind dozens of soul, R&B and rock hits of the Sixties and Seventies, including Percy Sledge’s “When a Man...
Jun 10, 2021 · Roger Hawkins, Muscle Shoals drummer whose playing underpinned the hits of Aretha Franklin – obituary. A member of the celebrated ‘Swampers’ rhythm section, he was hailed by Jerry...
May 21, 2021 · Roger Hawkins, who as a member of the Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section, played drums on a raft of seminal R&B crossover classics, has died at the age of 75.
May 21, 2021 · Roger Hawkins, drummer and cofounder of Muscle Shoals Sound Studio, has died. He played on albums for everyone from Aretha Franklin to Wilson Pickett.
