Dale Hawkins
- MatchDale Hawkins
- 100%Billy Lee Riley
- 60%Sonny Burgess
- 58%Gene Vincent
- 57%Carl Perkins
- 56%Eddie Cochran
- 55%Warren Smith
- 48%Jerry Lee Lewis
- 48%Jerry Lewis
- 48%Johnny Burnette
- 46%Janis Martin
Biography
Delmar Allen Hawkins, 22 August 1936, Goldmine, Louisiana, USA. Born into a musical family where his father Delmar, and later. his younger brother Jerry were both musicians. The latter recorded three unsuccessful singles. Dale Hawkins was one of the earliest exponents of rockabilly, and this underrated singer-guitarist was discovered in 1955 by Shreveport record distributor Stan Lewis and signed by the Chicago-based Chess Records label. Among his earliest singles was the Bobby Charles... Read more