Ronnie Hawkins - Ronnie Hawkins & The Hawks + Mr. Dynamo (Bonus Track Version) (2016)

Tracklist

01. Forty Days
02. Odessa
03. Wild Little Willy
04. Ruby Baby
05. Horace
06. Mary Lou
07. Need Your Lovin' (Oh so Bad)
08. Dizzy Miss Lizzy
09. One of These Days
10. Oh Sugar
11. What 'Cha Gonna Do (When the Creek Runs Dry)
12. My Gal Is Red-Hot
13. Clara
14. Hey Boba Lou
15. Someone Like You
16. Dreams Do Come True
17. Hay Ride
18. Honey Don't
19. Lonely Hours
20. Sick and Tired
21. Love Me Like You Can
22. You Cheated, You Lied
23. Baby Jean
24. Southern Love
25. Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child (Bonus Track)
26. Mr. And Mississippi (Bonus Track)
27. Ramblin' Man (Bonus Track)
28. John Henry (Bonus Track)
29. Summertime (Bonus Track)



Ronnie Hawkins is best known as the man whose backing musicians later became the legendary rock group The Band (they accompanied Hawkins as one incarnation of The Hawks). However, Hawkins is also one of the great forgotten American performers of the ‘50s era and one of the most colorful personalities and under-rated giants of rock & roll. A consummate performer, he made the leap from high-powered rockabilly, to folk, to heartfelt country just as he relocated from deep in the heart of Arkansas to the bitterly cold streets of Toronto. This quintessential release compiles his two best albums: Ronnie Hawkins (1959) and Mr. Dynamo (1960). Both rock & roll gems contain the cream of the crop from Hawkins’ hit-making stretch for the Roulette label during his early years. In addition, we have included 5 bonus tracks from the same period. These splendid recordings feature a virtual who's who of great musicians including Robbie Robertson, Levon Helm, Jimmy Ray Paulman, Sam Taylor and Floyd Cramer, among others.

“Ronnie Hawkins, I would say, is, beyond a shadow of a doubt in my mind, one of the greatest kings of rock and roll.”- Jerry Lee Lewis
“This is about as solid a rock & roll collection by a single white artist from this period as you're going to find.” - Bruce Eder
“He is the originator of some of rock’s greatest one-liners.” - Tom Graves
“In his own way (Hawkins) remains as dignified and unregenerate as Jerry Lee Lewis.” – Greil Marcus

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