⬇️ ROY HAWKINS ⬇️
(Roy Theodore Hawkins)
(3CD/LP)
BIOGRAPHY
Hawkins was born in Jefferson, Texas. Little is known of the early part
of his life. By the mid-1940s he was performing as a singer and pianist in
the Oakland, California area, where he was discovered by musician and
record producer Bob Geddins, who was impressed by Hawkins' "soulful,
doom-laden style". Hawkins seems to have made his first recordings when
about 45 years old, for the Cava-Tone and Down Town record labels in 1948.
His band, the Four Jacks, included saxophonist William Staples, guitarist
Ulysses James, bassist Floyd Montgomery, and drummer Madison Little.
He signed with Modern Records in Los Angeles the following year, and
stayed with that label until 1954. He had his first chart hit with "Why
Do Things Happen To Me" (also known as "Why Do Everything Happen To
Me"). Though the song had been written by Geddins while Hawkins was
hospitalized after his auto accident, he sold it to Jules Bihari at
Modern, and the record was released with the songwriting credit given
jointly to Bihari (as "Jules Taub") and Hawkins. "Why Do Things Happen
To Me" reached number 2 on the Billboard R&B chart in early 1950,
and was later recorded by both B. B. King and James Brown (as "Strange
Things Happen")......
NEW!
1952-Why Do Everything Happen To Me (LP) @FLAC+
2006-Bad Luck Is Falling @FLAC
