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Roger Hawkins
Roger Hawkins
October 16, 1945 – May 20, 2021
American Musician | Drummer | Session Musician
Member of The Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section, AKA The Swampers
Partial List of Top 40 US Hits Mr. Hawkins Appears On:
Percy Sledge When a Man Loves a Woman
Wilson Pickett Land of a 1000 Dances
Wilson Pickett Mustang Sally
Etta James Tell Mama
Aretha Franklin Respect
Aretha Franklin Chain of Fools
Aretha Franklin Think
The Staple Singers Respect Yourself
The Staple Singers I'll Take You There
Paul Simon Kodachrome
Bob Seger Old Time Rock & Roll
Roger Hawkins, Drummer Heard on Numerous Hits, Is Dead at 75 - NYT
An innately soulful musician, he recorded with Aretha Franklin, Wilson Pickett
and many others and was an architect of what became known as the Muscle Shoals sound.
Roger Hawkins, Muscle Shoals Drummer on Aretha Franklin Classics, Dead at 75 - RollingSrone
As drummer in the Swampers, Hawkins played on hits like
Wilson Pickett’s “ Mustang Sally,” Percy Sledge’s “ When a Man Loves a Woman”
Muscle Shoals Star Roger Hawkins has Died - NME
The drummer worked with Aretha Franklin, Paul Simon, Rod Stewart and Bobby Womack
Roger Hawkins - Wikipedia
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