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Erskine Hawkins

Birmingham, United States • 1914-07-26 – 1993-11-11

Erskine Hawkins is credited on 1,816 releases across 425 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1950–2024 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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1,816

Pressings credited

425

Albums

8

Decades active

127

In collections

Biography

Erskine Ramsay Hawkins (July 26, 1914 – November 11, 1993) was an American trumpeter and big band leader from Birmingham, Alabama, dubbed "The 20th Century Gabriel". He is best remembered for composing the jazz standard "Tuxedo Junction" (1939) with saxophonist and arranger Bill Johnson. The song became a hit during World War II, rising to No. 7 nationally (version by the Erskine Hawkins Orchestra) and to No. 1 nationally (version by the Glenn Miller Orchestra). Vocalists who were featured with Erskine's orchestra include Ida James, Delores Brown, and Della Reese. Hawkins was named after Alabama industrialist Erskine Ramsay.

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1,816 releases · 425 albums · active 1950–2024

  • Performance · 1,948
  • Other credits · 77

Studios: Atlantic Studios · Basing Street Studios · Hammersmith Odeon · Olympic Studios

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