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Ernie Hawkins
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DEFIANCE, Ohio – The Schomburg Series closes its season with internationally renowned acoustic guitar virtuoso Ernie Hawkins on Tuesday, April 7, at 7 p.m. in the Schomburg Auditorium on the campus of Defiance College.
For many years Hawkins has been playing concerts, clubs, festivals, colleges, museums and other celebrations in the United States, Canada, Europe and Japan. He has played with blues greats such as SonHouse, Mance Lipscomb, Fred McDowell, Jim Brewer and Rev. Gary Davis.
In the early 1980’s, Hawkins recorded his first solo album of ragtime guitar, Ragtime Signatures. His second CD, Blues Advice, was dedicated to the memory of his teacher, Davis, on the occasion of the centennial of his birth. The CD includes three rare songs taught to Hawkins by Davis: Penitentiary Blues, Florida Blues and Will There Be Stars in my Crown. Bluesified, Mean Little Poodle and Rags & Bones,Ernie’s latest CDs, are garnering worldwide acclaim.
For 10 years, Hawkins played electric guitar with the Blue Bombers, one of Pittsburgh’s favorite R&B bands. He has recorded instructional DVDs for Stefan Grossman on Texas bluesman Mance Lipscomb, the Atlanta 12-string master Blind Willie McTell, Lightnin’ Hopkins and guitarist Rev. Gary Davis. Hawkins has been featured in SingOUT!, Acoustic Guitar,Vintage Guitar, Dirty Linen, and Fingerstyle Guitar.
“Ernie Hawkins is an important link in the unbroken chain of blues and gospel artists. His guitaristry and love of the style is incomparable. From the Rev. Gary Davis into the future with his own style, Ernie is one of the special ones!” acclaimed legendary guitarist Jorma Kaukonen.
Individual performance tickets are $10 and will be available at the door.
This project is partially supported by a grant from Pennsylvania Performing Arts on Tour, a program developed and funded by The Heinz Endowments; the William Penn Foundation; the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts, a state agency; and The Pew Charitable Trusts; and administered by Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation.
Support for this year’s Schomburg Series is provided in part by the National Endowment for the Arts, the Hubbard Company, Time Warner Cable, and radio stations WDFM, WZOM, WNDH and WONW.
Defiance College, chartered in 1850, is an independent, liberal arts institution in Northwest Ohio offering more than 40 undergraduate majors as well as graduate programs in education and business. Defiance College has received national recognition for its educational experience of engagement. U. S. News & World Report ranks Defiance in the top tier of comprehensive colleges in the Midwest. The college website is www.defiance.edu.
March 24, 2009
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