Roger Hawkins

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Roger Hawkins was a renowned American session drummer best known as a key member of the Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section, playing on numerous classic soul and rock recordings.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Roger Hawkins canonical 6

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Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf drummer ⓘ
human ⓘ
musician ⓘ
session musician ⓘ
associatedWith Aretha Franklin ⓘ
Bob Seger ⓘ
Clarence Carter ⓘ
Duane Allman ⓘ
Etta James ⓘ
Lynyrd Skynyrd ⓘ
Paul Simon ⓘ
Percy Sledge ⓘ
Staple Singers ⓘ
linked to: The Staple Singers

Traffic ⓘ
Wilson Pickett ⓘ
basedIn Muscle Shoals, Alabama ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United States of America ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1945 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 2021 ⓘ
ethnicity White American ⓘ
genre pop music ⓘ
rhythm and blues ⓘ
rock music ⓘ
soul music ⓘ
instrument drum kit ⓘ
memberOf Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section ⓘ
The Swampers ⓘ
notableFor being a key member of the Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section ⓘ
contributing to classic soul and rock recordings ⓘ
notableRecording “Chain of Fools” ⓘ
linked to: Chain of Fools

“I Never Loved a Man (The Way I Love You)” ⓘ
“Mustang Sally” ⓘ
linked to: Mustang Sally

“Respect” ⓘ
linked to: "Respect"

“Slip Away” ⓘ
“When a Man Loves a Woman” ⓘ
notableWork session work at FAME Studios ⓘ
session work at Muscle Shoals Sound Studio ⓘ
occupation drummer ⓘ
session musician ⓘ
partOf Muscle Shoals sound ⓘ
placeOfBirth Indiana ⓘ
placeOfDeath Alabama ⓘ
sexOrGender male ⓘ
workedAt FAME Studios ⓘ
Muscle Shoals Sound Studio ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Chain of Fools → hasDrummer → Roger Hawkins ⓘ
Muscle Shoals Sound Studio → foundedBy → Roger Hawkins ⓘ
The Swampers → member → Roger Hawkins ⓘ
Muscle Shoals → features → Roger Hawkins ⓘ
Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section → member → Roger Hawkins ⓘ