Roger Hawkins (drummer)


Roger G. Hawkins was an American drummer best known for playing as part of the studio backing band known as the Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section of Alabama. Rolling Stone ranked Hawkins number 31 on its list of greatest drummers.

Biography

Hawkins's drumming can be heard on dozens of hit singles, including tracks by Percy Sledge, Aretha Franklin, Wilson Pickett, The Staple Singers, Johnnie Taylor, Bobby Womack, Clarence Carter, Etta James, Duane Allman, Joe Cocker, Paul Simon, Bob Seger, Bonnie Bramlett, Bobby "Blue" Bland, Boz Scaggs, Albert King, Traffic, Rod Stewart, Dan Penn, Lulu, and Willie Nelson. He also recorded with Eric Clapton in the early 80's.
Hawkins died at age 75 at his home in Sheffield, Alabama. Hawkins had suffered from numerous health problems including chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

Collaborations

With Alabama40-Hour Week The Touch
With Paul AnkaFeelings
With Patti AustinBody Language In My Life
With Joan BaezHonest Lullaby
With William BellWow... Phases of Reality
With Bobby BlandMidnight Run Portrait of the Blues Sad Street Blues at Midnight
With Bonnie BramlettLady's Choice
With Dee Dee BridgewaterDee Dee Bridgewater
With Dianne BrooksBack Stairs in My Life
With James BrownThe Original Disco Man
With Randy BrownMidnight Desire
With Shirley BrownJoy & Pain
With Peabo BrysonPeabo
With Jimmy BuffettBeach House on the Moon
With Solomon BurkeKing Solomon Proud Mary
With Billy BurnetteGimme You
With JJ CaleReally
With Canned HeatOne More River to Cross
With Kim CarnesSailin'
With Clarence CarterThis is Clarence Carter Testifyin The Dynamic Clarence Carter
With Beth Nielsen ChapmanHearing It First
With Cher3614 Jackson Highway
With Eric ClaptonMoney and Cigarettes
With Jimmy CliffAnother Cycle
With Joe CockerLuxury You Can Afford
With Ry CooderBoomer's Story
With Steve CropperNight After Night
With Gail DaviesThe Game
With Mink DeVilleSportin' Life
With Willy DeVilleHorse of a Different Color
With The DramaticsJoy Ride
With José Feliciano Sweet Soul Music
With Eddie FloydSoul Street
With Aretha FranklinAretha Arrives Lady Soul Aretha Now Soul '69 This Girl's in Love with You Spirit in the Dark Hey Now Hey (The Other Side of the Sky)
With Glenn FreyNo Fun Aloud Soul Searchin'
With Art GarfunkelBreakaway Watermark
With Barry GoldbergBarry Goldberg
With James GovanI'm in Need
With Johnny HallydayJohnny 67 Ça ne change pas un homme
With John P. HammondSouthern Fried Can't Beat the Kid
With Ronnie HawkinsRonnie Hawkins
With Levon HelmLevon Helm Levon Helm
With Loleatta HollowayLoleatta Holloway Love Sensation
With Etta JamesTell Mama Seven Year Itch Stickin' to My Guns The Right Time
With Margie JosephMargie Joseph Make a New Impression
With Nick KamenNick Kamen
With Albert KingLovejoy
With Julian LennonValotte
With LuluNew Routes
With Mary MacGregorTorn Between Two Lovers
With Lonnie MackThe Hills of Indiana Roadhouses and Dance Halls
With Mac McAnallyNothing But the Truth Knots
With Delbert McClintonSecond Wind The Jealous Kind Plain from the Heart
With Mel and TimStarting All Over Again Mel & Tim
With Frankie MillerStanding on the Edge
With Ronnie MilsapRonnie Milsap Keyed Up
With Eddy MitchellDe Londres à Memphis Happy Birthday Rio Grande Mr Eddy
With Jackie MooreMake Me Feel Like a Woman
With Willie NelsonPhases and Stages
With Laura NyroChristmas and the Beads of Sweat
With The Oak Ridge BoysAmerican Made Deliver Step On Out Seasons
With OdettaOdetta Sings
With Danny O'KeefeDanny O'Keefe
With Tony OrlandoTony Orlando
With Dan PennNobody's Fool Do Right Man Blue Nite Lounge Something About the Night
With Wilson PickettThe Exciting Wilson Pickett The Wicked Pickett The Sound of Wilson Pickett Hey Jude Right On Don't Knock My Love Funky Situation
With Don PrestonBeen Here All The Time
With Primal ScreamGive Out But Don't Give Up
With Eddie RabbittLoveline
With Axelle RedÀ tâtons
With Helen ReddyTake What You Find
With Little RichardThe Rill Thing
With Johnny RiversThe Road Borrowed Time
With Linda RonstadtLinda Ronstadt
With Billy Joe RoyalTell It Like It Is
With Calvin RussellCalvin Russell Sam
With Leon RussellLeon Russell and the Shelter People
With Boz ScaggsBoz Scaggs My Time
With Bob SegerBack in '72 Beautiful Loser Night Moves Stranger in Town Against the Wind The Distance
With Joe SimonEasy to Love
With John SimonJohn Simon's Album
With Paul SimonThere Goes Rhymin' Simon Still Crazy After All These Years
With Percy SledgeThe Percy Sledge Way I'll Be Your Everything
With Mavis StaplesMavis Staples Only for the Lonely Oh What a Feeling
With The Staple SingersBe Altitude: Respect Yourself Unlock Your Mind
With Starland Vocal Band4 X 4
With Candi StatonCandi
With Cat StevensIzitso
With B. W. StevensonRainbow Down the Road
With Rod StewartAtlantic Crossing A Night on the Town
With Billy SwanFour
With The Sweet InspirationsSweets for My Sweet
With Keith SykesThe Way That I Feel
With Alex TaylorDinnertime
With Kate TaylorIt's in There
With TrafficShoot Out at the Fantasy Factory
With Vaya Con DiosRoots and Wings
With Wendy WaldmanGypsy Symphony
With Tony Joe WhiteThe Train I'm On Closer to the Truth
With Bobby Womack'Communication Understanding Facts of Life Lookin' for a Love Again Home Is Where the Heart Is Pieces