Ronald Hawkins, OC was an American/Canadian rock and roll singer-songwriter whose career spanned more than half a century. It began in Arkansas, where he was born and raised.
He found success in Ontario, Canada, and lived there for most of his life.
Ronnie Hawkins parents: Flora Cornett Hawkins, Jasper Hawkins
He was the son of Flora Cornett who was a schoolteacher, and Jasper Hawkins who is also a barber.
He was born on January 10, 1935, in Huntsville, Arkansas, United States, two days after the birth of Elvis Presley. At nine years old, his family migrated to local Fayetteville, Arkansas.
He graduated from high school and went to study physical education at the University of Arkansas, where he formed his first band, the Hawks. He toured with them throughout Arkansas, Oklahoma, and Missouri.
Are Ronnie Hawkins parents still alive?
No information about his parents or whether they are still alive or not is revealed to the public.
He also owned and operated the Rockwood Club in Fayetteville, where some of rock and roll’s earliest pioneers came to play, including Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins, Roy Orbison, and Conway Twitty.
He got married to Wanda Hawkins and they had two children namely Ronnie Hawkins Jr. and Robin Hawkins. He also has two siblings namely Royal Allen Hawkins and Bobbie Winifred Law.
