Remembering Ronnie Hawkins
Ronnie Hawkins, rockabilly performer and mentor to the Band, passed away on May 29. He was 87.
You can read more about his life here.
It’s New Orleans jazz clarinet in street parades and clubs. We’ll hear clarinet in the hands of past and present legends: George Lewis, Sidney Bechet, Dr. Michael White and Aurora Nealand, plus a conversation with a sometime New Orleans clarinet virtuoso, Evan Christopher. Then, a live cultural exchange between French Louisiana and West Africa with singer, percussionist and dancer Sidiki Conde from Guinea and zydeco accordionist, cultural historian and sometime alligator wrangler, Bruce “Sunpie” Barnes.
Ronnie Hawkins, rockabilly performer and mentor to the Band, passed away on May 29. He was 87.
You can read more about his life here.