Erskine Hawkins
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| Label | Issue | Format | Artist | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Audio Lab | AL1530 | LP | Various Artists | The Great Swing Bands of The Forties |
| Ember | CJS808 | - | #MISS | The Great Swing Bands of the 40's |
| King | 4514 | single | Erskine Hawkins | Steel guitar rag / I remember my love |
| - | 4522 | - | - | Lost time / Down home jump |
| - | 4574 | - | - | Walkin' by the river / New gin mill special |
| - | 4597 | - | - | Fair weather friend / The way you look tonight |
| - | 4671 | - | - | My baby please / Down the alley |
| - | 4686 | - | - | Function at the junction / Double shot |
| Omega | 78633 | |||
| Parlophone | DP425 | single | Erskine Hawkins and his Orchestra | Function at the junction / Double shot |
| Vogue | V3094 | - | - | Steel guitar rag / Down home jump |
| - | V3339 | - | - | Fair weather friend / The way you look tonight |
| Leader | Site | Date | Session | Role |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Erskine Hawkins and his Orchestra | New York, NY | December 6, 1951 | [session] | trumpet |
| - | - | September 25, 1952 | [session] | - |
| - | Cincinnati, OH | September 17, 1953 | [session] | - |
Erskine Ramsay Hawkins (July 26, 1914 – November 11, 1993) was an American trumpeter and big band leader from Birmingham, Alabama, dubbed "The 20th Century Gabriel". He is most remembered for composing the jazz standard "Tuxedo Junction" (1939) with saxophonist and arranger Bill Johnson. The song became a popular hit during World War II, rising to No. 7 nationally (version by the Erskine Hawkins Orchestra) and to No. 1 nationally (version by the Glenn Miller Orchestra). Vocalists who were featured with Erskine's orchestra include Ida James, Delores Brown, and Della Reese. Hawkins was named after Alabama industrialist Erskine Ramsay. Wikipedia