Ronnie Hawkins was born January 10, 1935 in Huntsville, Arkansas.
And since it is his birthday this week, it's perfect timing for him to
be the first artist of 2012 on Voice Your Choice.
Ronnie formed a group called The Hawks in 1952 and moved to
Toronto six years later in 1958. He's now been in Canada longer than he
lived in his own country. He had a knack for discovering and nurturing
great new talent. He assembled a group of musicians who later went on to
call themselves The Band.
