Ted Hawkins

Ted Hawkins
Hawkins seated on a milk crate, playing guitar
Hawkins in a promotional photograph for his album The Next Hundred Years, seated on a milk crate, as he did when busking
Background information
Born(1936-10-28)October 28, 1936
Biloxi, Mississippi, United States
DiedJanuary 1, 1995(1995-01-01) (aged 58)
Los Angeles, California, United States
GenresSoul blues
OccupationMusician
LabelsDGC

Ted Hawkins (October 28, 1936 – January 1, 1995) was an American singer-songwriter born in Biloxi, Mississippi.[1] He split his time between his adopted hometown of Venice Beach, California, where he was a mostly anonymous street performer, and Europe and Australia, where he and his songs were better known and well received in clubs and small concert halls.

  1. ^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records. p. 246. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.