Good ol' Ronnie Hawkins an’ everybody
Suddenly the wold is hearing about Ronnie Hawkins. And all because John Lennon made him an international figure by staying at Ronnie’s Canadian home for ten days. Never underestimate the power of the Beatle. Wewere talking in his living room, sitting beside his Christmas tree decorated with white doves and green-iced cookies shaped like the peace symbol.
Good ol' Ronnie Hawkins an’ everybody
Suddenly the wold is hearing about Ronnie Hawkins. And all because John Lennon made him an international figure by staying at Ronnie’s Canadian home for ten days. Never underestimate the power of the Beatle.
Wewere talking in his living room, sitting beside his Christmas tree decorated with white doves and green-iced cookies shaped like the peace symbol. In the middle of the tree was a simple white card bearing the words “From John and Yoko”.
“John didn’t want to stay in a hotel,” Ronnie explained, “so I had this place out in the country and I guess he remembered our conversations and thought of me.”
Ronnie is surrounded by the biggest names in the business. The John and Yoko visit topped off the publicity he’d been receiving because of The Band. Dylan’s old group, now one of the biggest in the business, is Hawkin’s old group, The Hawks. He brought them together and shaped them into the group they are today.
Although a little bitter toward some bad things The Band has been saying about him, Ronnie still reminisces about the days of the old Hawks.