Erskine Ramsay Hawkins (July 26, 1914—November 11, 1993) was a trumpet player and big band leader from Birmingham, Alabama, dubbed "The 20th Century Gabriel". Events 657 - Battle of Siffin. 811 - Battle of Pliska; Byzantine Emperor Nicephorus Year 1914 ( MCMXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 308 - The Congress of Carnuntum: Attempting to keep peace within the Roman Empire, the leaders of the Tetrarchy declare Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) A big band is a type of Musical ensemble associated with playing jazz music and which became popular during the Swing Era from the early 1930s until the late Birmingham (ˈbɝmɪŋhæm is the largest City in the US state of Alabama and is the County seat of Jefferson County. He is most remembered as the composer of the jazz standard, "Tuxedo Junction" (1939), which became a popular hit during World War II, rising to #7 nationally (version by the Erskine Hawkins Orchestra) and to #1 nationally (version by the Glenn Miller Orchestra). Jazz is an American Musical art form which originated in the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States "Tuxedo Junction" is a song written by Birmingham Alabama composer Erskine Hawkins and introduced by his orchestra Year 1939 ( MCMXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including Alton Glenn Miller ( March 1 1904 &ndash presumably December 15 1944) was an American Jazz musician and Vocalists who were featured with Erskine's orchestra include Ida James, Delores Brown and Della Reese. Della Reese (born Delloreese Patricia Early on July 6, 1931) is an American Actress and Singer. (See Erskine Hawkins biographies at the Alabama Music Hall of Fame website and at AllAboutJazz. com. )
Early Years
Hawkins attended Councill Elementary School and Industrial High School (now known as Parker High School) in Birmingham, Alabama. At Industrial High School, he played in the band directed by Fess Whatley, a teacher who trained numerous African-American musicians, many of which populated the bands of famed band leaders such as Duke Ellington, Lucky Millinder, Louis Armstrong and Skitch Henderson (of the NBC Orchestra. Edward Kennedy "Duke" Ellington (April 29 1899 &ndash May 24 1974 was an American Composer, Pianist, and Bandleader. Lucius Venable "Lucky" Millinder ( August 8, 1910 – September 28, 1966) was an American Louis Armstrong (August 4 1901 &ndash July 6 1971 nicknamed Satchmo or Sachimo and Pops, was an American Jazz Trumpeter Lyle Russell Cedric “Skitch” Henderson ( January 27 1918 &ndash November 1 2005) was a Pianist, conductor, and )
Induction into the Alabama Jazz Hall of Fame
In 1978, Erskine Hawkins became one of the first five artists inducted into the Alabama Jazz Hall of Fame. Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) The Alabama Jazz Hall of Fame ( AJHoF) was founded in 1978 and opened a museum on September 18, 1993, with a mission " to foster encourage educate He died in 1993 in Willingboro, New Jersey. Willingboro is a Township in Burlington County, New Jersey, United States and a suburb of Philadelphia. Hawkins was an exact contemporary of another Birmingham jazz great, Sun Ra. Sun Ra (born Herman Poole Blount, Legal name Le Sony'r Ra;
References
- Erskine Hawkins biography at the Alabama Music Hall of Fame website
- Erskine Hawkins biography at All About Jazz
- Erskine Hawkins biography at Allmusic. Foundation First conceived by the Muscle Shoals Music Association in the early 1980s the Alabama Music Hall of Fame was created by the Alabama Music Hall of Fame Board com
| Persondata | |
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| NAME | Hawkins, Erskine |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | |
| SHORT DESCRIPTION | jazz composer and bandleader |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 26, 1914 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Birmingham, Alabama, United States of America |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 11, 1993 |
| PLACE OF DEATH | Willingboro, New Jersey, United States of America |
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