[78-L] Dale Hawkins--WAS: Art Van Damme

[David Lennick]

Steven C. Barr wrote:
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "RAY KILCOYNE" <kil at roadrunner.com>
>> Did you forget to play SUSIE-Q by Dale Hawkins?  He was the third to die
>> about that same time.  SUSIE-Q must have been on a Checker 78.
>> RayK
>>
> Yup, it was...in fact, I may own it! It was also on a Checker 45, which I 
> ran
> across in my younger days...I used to buy 45's cheap from jukebox operators
> in and around Bloomington, Ill's.!
> 
> Steven C. Barr 
> 
And Dale was cousin to Ronnie Hawkins, who also made some 78s (okay, they were 
issued in Canada on 78s) and who's still with us.

dl