Ronnie Hawkins, the rowdy rockabilly singer who was instrumental in the formation of the pioneering Americana group the Band, died on Sunday. He was 87. His wife, Wanda, confirmed his death to the ...

FILE - Ronnie Hawkins, right, and Wanda Hawkins attend the premiere for "Once Were Brothers: Robbie Robertson and The Band," on Day 1 of the Toronto International Film Festival at the Roy Thomson Hall ...

"I'm just having so much fun with all the energy Ronnie brought," Rd Olson says of the late Ronnie Hawkins. "I just love the guy's energy. He's an icon here, and the fact that he got so many great ...

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.

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.

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.