Ronnie Hawkins - The Hawk (1971, 2011)

Artist: Ronnie Hawkins
Title: The Hawk
Year Of Release: 1971 (2011)
Country: US
Label: Wounded Bird
Genre: Roots 'n' roll country folk blues rock
Audio codec: FLAC | lossless

For 1971's "The Hawk", Hawkins travelled to Florida to Atlantic’s South Criteria Studios in Miami, Florida for sessions with the Dixie Flyers. He retained Allman’s services as well as those of Donald “Duck” Dunn (bass), Charlie Freeman (guitar), Jim Dickinson (piano/guitar), Mike Utley (organ), Sammy Creason (drums) and the Memphis Horns under Tom Dowd’s watchful eye.

Despite the change in locale, the same spirit pervades this album, which is similarly filled with pure rock-and-roll rave-ups and well-selected covers by writers like Tim Hardin (“The Lady Came From Baltimore,” “Black Sheep Boy”), Roy Orbison (“Ooby Dooby”), Charlie Rich (“Lonely Weekends”) and even Paul Simon (“Leaves That Are Green”).

Ronnie Hawkins, Arkansas native and Canadian transplant died May 29th, 2022, after a long illness.

Tracklist:
1. Don't Tell Me Your Troubles (Don Gibson) - 2:14
2. Sick And Tired (Chris Kenner, Dave Bartholomew) - 2:47
3. Lonely Weekends (Charlie Rich) - 2:24
4. Drinkin' Wine Spo-Dee-O-Dee (Granville "Stick" McGhee) - 3:10
5. Red Rooster (Willie Dixon) - 2:31
6. Ooby Dooby (Dick Penner, Wayde Moore) - 2:08
7. The Lady Came From Baltimore (Tim Hardin) - 2:38
8. Leaves That Are Green (Paul Simon) - 2:05
9. Patricia (Ronnie Hawkins) - 3:06
10.Odessa (Jacqueline Magill, Ronnie Hawkins) - 3:20
11.Treasure Of Love (Joe Shapiro, Lou Stillman) - 2:28
12.Black Sheep Boy (Tim Hardin) - 3:03