Blackhawk (band)

Blackhawk
Blackhawk in concert, 2024. From left to right: Dave Robbins, Henry Paul, and touring bassist Randy Threet.
Background information
Origin	Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.
Genres	Country
Discography	Blackhawk discography
Years active	1992–present
Labels	Arista Nashville, Columbia, Rust Nashville, Loud & Proud, Mirror Lake
Spinoff of	Outlaws
Members	Henry Paul Dave Robbins Randy Threet[a]
Past members	Van Stephenson Anthony Crawford Jon Coleman Michael Randall
Website	blackhawklive.com

Blackhawk (sometimes stylized as BlackHawk) is an American country music band founded in 1992 in Nashville, Tennessee. The band consists of founding members Henry Paul (lead vocals, guitar, mandolin) and Dave Robbins (keyboards, vocals). They are accompanied by a backing band consisting of Randy Threet (bass guitar, vocals), Jeff Aulich (guitar), Jimmy Dormire (guitar), and Mike Bailey (drums). Paul, a then-former member of Southern rock band Outlaws, founded Blackhawk with Robbins and former solo singer Van Stephenson (vocals, guitar), both of whom had success as songwriters for other acts such as Restless Heart. Stephenson left shortly before his death from melanoma in 2001 and was replaced by Threet, then Anthony Crawford and Michael Randall; however, Threet has remained in the touring band. Robbins left in 2008 and was replaced with Jon Coleman before rejoining in 2010. After Paul re-established Outlaws in 2005, he, along with Robbins, Threet, and members of the backing band, have toured as both Outlaws and Blackhawk simultaneously.

Blackhawk was signed to Arista Nashville in 1993 and released their self-titled debut album in 1994. They also released Strong Enough (1995), Love & Gravity (1997), and The Sky's the Limit (1998), as well as a Greatest Hits package before leaving Arista in 2001. Their last major-label album was 2002's Spirit Dancer on Columbia Records, and all subsequent releases have been independent. Their albums accounted for several singles on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts, including the top-ten hits "Every Once in a While", "I Sure Can Smell the Rain", "Down in Flames", "That's Just About Right", "I'm Not Strong Enough to Say No", "Like There Ain't No Yesterday", and "There You Have It" between 1994 and 1999. Blackhawk's music combines influences of Southern rock with country, and is noted for vocal harmony and prominent use of mandolin.

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