Rocker Ronnie Hawkins, who put together the group that became the Band, dies at 87

FILE – Ronnie and Wanda Hawkins arrive for the Canadian Music Industry Awards in Toronto, Thursday, March 8, 2007. Ronnie Hawkins died Sunday, May 29, 2022. He was 87. (Frank Gunn/The Canadian Press via AP, File)AP

By HILLEL ITALIE, AP National Writer

Ronnie Hawkins, a brash rockabilly star from Arkansas who became a patron of the Canadian music scene after moving north and recruiting a handful of local musicians later known as the Band, has died.

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