Walter Hawkins

Walter "Buddy Boy" Hawkins was an American country blues guitarist, singer, and songwriter. He recorded only 12 songs, between 1927 and 1929, but Paul Oliver opined that "Hawkins was a major figure in black country music". AllMusic noted that he was "one of the most distinctive country-blues performers of the pre-war era, a gifted vocalist whose taste for slow, dirge-like songs was ideally suited to his intricate guitar work."

Details of Hawkins's life outside of his brief recording career are minimal.

Birth and Death Data: Died 20th century

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1929

Roles Represented in DAHR: vocalist, guitar

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Recordings

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Gennett 15212 10-in. 6/14/1929 A rag blues Walter Hawkins Male vocal solo, with guitar vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar  
Gennett 15213 10-in. 6/14/1929 How come mama blues Walter Hawkins Male vocal solo, with guitar vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar  
Gennett 15218 10-in. 6/14/1929 Snatch it and grab it blues Walter Hawkins Male vocal solo, with guitar vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar  
Gennett 15219 10-in. 6/14/1929 Voice throwin' blues Walter Hawkins Male vocal solo, with guitar vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar  

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Hawkins, Walter," accessed May 13, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/362485.

Hawkins, Walter. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved May 13, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/362485.

"Hawkins, Walter." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 13 May 2024.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/362485

External Sources

Wikipedia: Walter “Buddy Boy” Hawkins

Discogs: Walter Hawkins

Allmusic: Walter Hawkins

Linked Open Data Sources

LCNAR: Hawkins, Walter (Guitarist) - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n91063565

Wikidata: Walter “Buddy Boy” Hawkins - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1001122

VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/50865732

MusicBrainz: Walter “Buddy Boy” Hawkins - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/6fa15938-e4ab-4c2a-b99a-0cfdc91d900c

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