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    Reese. Hawkins was named after Alabama industrialist Erskine Ramsay. Erskine Hawkins was named by his parents after Alabama industrialist Erskine Ramsay...
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  • was written by Erskine Hawkins, Bill Johnson, and Julian Dash and the lyrics by Buddy Feyne. The song was introduced by Erskine Hawkins and His Orchestra...
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  • AllMusic. Retrieved 2016-10-10. "Coleman Hawkins with Erskine Hawkins and Their Orchestras - Coleman Hawkins | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved...
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    After moving to New York City, the Collegians, directed by Hawkins, became the Erskine Hawkins Orchestra and produced a string of national hit records,...
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  • King Oliver 1923 651 Jimmie Noone 1934–40 652 Count Basie 1941 653 Erskine Hawkins 1936–38 654 Jelly-Roll Morton 1930–39 655 Andy Kirk 1929–31 656 Pete...
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  • "Caldonia" was first recorded by Louis Jordan and then by Erskine Hawkins and others; the Hawkins version was called "right rhythmic rock-and-roll music"...
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  • piano by Johnson. The song was revived in 1943 by jazz bandleader Erskine Hawkins, who greatly simplified Johnson's original composition by removing...
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    Wendy. "Erskine Hawkins, 79, A Jazz-trumpet Legend", The Philadelphia Inquirer, November 15, 1993. Accessed December 2, 2013. "Erskine Hawkins, 79, a trumpet...
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  • and Erskine Hawkins. The group also holds an important place in jazz history. In 1934, the entire group travelled to New York and became the Erskine Hawkins...
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  • singer Erskine Hawkins (1914–1993), American trumpet player and big band leader Etta Hawkins (1865–1945), American stage actress Francesca Hawkins (fl....
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  • Erskine is a town in Scotland. Erskine may also refer to: Erskine, South Australia Erskine, Western Australia Erskine Island, Queensland Erskine Valley...
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  • Orchestra - modern jazz, new compositions, multimedia performances Erskine Hawkins Ted Heath and his Music - jazz Fletcher Henderson and His Orchestra...
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  • is the son of jazz trumpeter Wilbur "Dud" Bascomb, who played with Erskine Hawkins and Duke Ellington. In the 1970s, Bascomb worked with James Brown (1974)...
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  • leave for the next stop on the circuit. After composing the music, Erskine Hawkins explained the reason for the title to Buddy Feyne, who created lyrics...
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  • It)" by Jimmie Lunceford and His Orchestra, or "Tuxedo Junction" by Erskine Hawkins. In fact, it is typical now at a Lindy dance party for dancers to start...
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    lived here in the 1940s including Count Basie, Andy Kirk, Don Redman, Erskine Hawkins, Benny Carter and Cootie Williams. Benziger House Bailey House 14 (right)...
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  • jazz heritage, being the birthplace of such greats as Lionel Hampton, Erskine Hawkins, Nat King Cole, Cleveland Eaton, James Reese Europe, Cootie Williams...
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  • "The Trolley Song" Hugh Martin Ralph Blane 1939 "Tuxedo Junction" Erskine Hawkins, Bill Johnson, and Julian Dash Buddy Feyne 1938 "Two Sleepy People"...
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  • Secret (Ginny Owens album) 2014 I Know a Secret, compilation album by Erskine Hawkins I Know the Secret, album by Medical Mission Sisters 1967 "I Know the...
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  • 1950), and Lucille Dixon (1948). From 1950 to 1953, Payne played with Erskine Hawkins' big band, and led his own band for two years, but in late December...
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  • (1908-2002) Slide Hampton (born 1932) (Slide Hampton Ultra Big Band) Erskine Hawkins (1914–1993) Horace Heidt (1901-1986) Neal Hefti (1922-2008) Fletcher...
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  • Hines "Tuxedo Junction" (Buddy Feyne, William Johnson, Julian Dash, Erskine Hawkins) – Dick Hyman & the Rainbow Room All Stars "How High the Moon" (Morgan...
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    made the spot nationally famous. It was written by local musician Erskine Hawkins and arranged by Glenn Miller. When U. S. Steel purchased TCI in 1907...
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  • Hot Lips Page, then joined the Erskine Hawkins Orchestra, with whom he recorded several times. He played with Hawkins until 1947, and returned to play...
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    arranged by Eddie Durham) and "Tuxedo Junction" (written by bandleader Erskine Hawkins and arranged by Jerry Gray) and arranged them for the Miller band to...
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  • Waller, Jan Garber & His Orchestra (vocal by Russell Brown) and by Erskine Hawkins & His Orchestra (vocal by Billy Daniels). While at least one early...
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  • Junction may refer to: "Tuxedo Junction", a popular song written by Erskine Hawkins, Bill Johnson, Julian Dash, and Buddy Feyne. Tuxedo Junction (film)...
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  • song was recorded by Patti Page. In October 1950, an R&B version by Erskine Hawkins was released and reviewed on Billboard, and the reviewer Jerry Wexler...
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  • in Philadelphia from 1935 to 1940, recording with Slim Marshall and Erskine Hawkins. In 1940, he joined Earl Hines's orchestra, playing with him until...
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  • Rhodes, Dud Bascomb, and later recorded with Willis Jackson (1970) and Erskine Hawkins (1971). He recorded two albums with his own big band, the house band...
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