Stevie Hawkins, drummer to the stars and a
recording artist in his own right, invites you to
discover and explore his musical diversity.
As a producer,
engineer, songwriter, vocalist and a drummer, Stevie
Hawkins has performed, recorded, and shared the stage
with some of the biggest names in the entertainment
industry. From Blues, Funk and Soul music legends Albert
King, John Lee Hooker, Eric Quincy Tate, Percy Sledge,
Rufus Thomas, Willie Hill, Brook Benton and Sammy Blue,
to Country artists Doug Stone, Johnny Rodriguez, Razzy
Bailey, Jeff Carson and Daryle Singletary, Pop/Rock icons
Hydra, Alice Cooper, Gregg Allman, Joe Cocker, Leon
Russell, Chuck Berry, Bertie Higgins, Marshall Tucker
Band among others, Stevie has been there, with more
endeavors to come.
Blues Icon Stevie Hawkins Takes Best Blues Artist Honor At The Indie Music Channel Awards - Hollywood
The 11th Annual Indie Music Channel Awards red carpet event was held at the Hang On To The Dream Theater located adjacent to the Dolby Theatre inside the Ovation Hollywood complex in Hollywood, California, on October 3, 2023. Independent musicians, VIP guests, and representatives from the global music, film, and television industries attended.
Blues music master artist Stevie Hawkins prevailed, triumphantly winning the Best Blues Artist award for the performance of his blues/soul composition entitled “Lonely No More”, co-written by Charlotte Hannon, Hawkins’ longtime songwriting collaborator. The award winners were selected by an international panel of judges consisting of A&R personnel, DJs, and music industry professionals who reviewed hundreds of song entries for consideration of the accolades.
“Hawkins remarkable career thus far spans 40 years as a vocalist, musician, songwriter, producer, and drummer for a diverse range of national and international recording artists. Stevie Hawkins embodies the tradition of earlier great blues artists, but he also serves as a role model for the next generation of genuine blues artists in terms of their artistic development. The 2023 Hollywood Independent Music Awards have recently nominated him for "Blues Artist of the Year” for his most recent single release, "Moving Down The Road”. He is not only one of the most expressive drummers and singers of his time, but he is also a gifted producer and a prolific songwriter, so we are thrilled to see him receive the respect he so richly deserves,” said Emphasis Records.
“Lonely No More” is a featured song on Hawkins’ Emphasis Records album release entitled High Times,. The album features Stevie Hawkins on lead vocals, drums, percussion, piano, organ, and harmonica, as well as the producer and engineer of the album.
Hawkins said, “I’d like to extend a sincere thank you to Christopher Ewing, Emmy Award winning TV host, actor, model, and Indie Music Channel founder, and the international panel of judges who honored me with the distinction of being chosen as the ‘Best Blues Artist’ award winner among a field of male and female blues artists. My sincerest Congratulations to Charlotte Hannon, all nominees and winners of the Indie Music Channel awards.” Hawkins continued, “We, as creators of music, share a duty and a responsibility to reach out and share with others our love, our experiences, thoughts, emotions, happiness, our passion, and our pain. Music is a deeper revelation than all wisdom and all philosophies. Life is maintained by music, the cosmos has a spirit, intelligence has wings, imagination soars and creates reality. So, I say to everyone, follow your dreams and aspirations, believe in yourself, remain confident and be assertive in everything you do, and never give up, no matter what you do. Every individual is unique and wonderful.”
Hawkins had won IMC Awards in 2022 for "Best Blues Artist”, "Best Live Blues Performance”, "Best Blues Producer”, "Best Songwriter (Blues)”, "Best Live Performance (Rock)”,”Producer of the Year”, and "Artist of the Year”. This most recent victory trails those accomplishments.
"I’d like to congratulate Stevie Hawkins on his award win for Best Blues Artist. Stevie deserves to be included among the best. He is an artist of integrity, setting the standard for maintaining pure honesty in traditional blues and soul music," declared Dr. Gerald Murray, the head of Gerald Murray Music LLC, Hawkins’ management and booking agency located in Muscle Shoals, Alabama. "Gerald Murray Music is honored to represent this incredibly gifted, multi-talented artist for concert engagements both nationally and internationally” Murray concluded.
The Indie Music Channel Awards is an annual event held in Hollywood, California, and judged by a panel of experts from across the music industry: A&R, production and engineering, artist management, mainstream radio and television, and Grammy-winning artists and producers.
No stranger to the big stage and recording studio Stevie Hawkins is an adept, seasoned, soulful singer, musician, entertainer, songwriter, and music producer. Stevie has released three albums, five singles and amassed twenty awards as a singer, songwriter, and musician to date. He is a GRAMMY Participation Recipient in The Rolling Stones "Blue and Lonesome" album, which won ‘Best Traditional Blues Album’ in the 60th Annual GRAMMY Awards; recipient of four gold and eight multi-platinum RIAA Certified Record Awards for creative involvement and contribution album projetcs; Sammy Johns “Chevy Van”, Black Eyed Peas "Translation", Ray Charles “Doing His Thing”, Ciara “Livin’ It Up”, Mary J. Blige “Everything”, P. Diddy and the Bad Boy Family “The Saga Continues”, Sammy Kershaw “Politics, Religion and Her”, Eric Church “Caldwell County”, Heart “Dreamboat Annie”, Kendrick Lamar “Good Kid, M.A.D. City”, Lil’ Kim “The Notorious Kim”, Demetria McKinney “Officially Yours”; recipient of a Warner Bros. Pictures "Director's Choice Song Award" for contribution to the Oscar-winning film "Judas and the Black Messiah", and others. Since the mid-1970s, As a sideman, Hawkins has played drums for legendary blues, rock, and country music icons Chuck Berry, Albert King, John Lee Hooker, Leon Russell, Johnny Rodriguez, Buddy Cannon, Doug Stone, Ed Bruce, Jim Ed Brown, Miles Grayson, Percy Sledge, Chick Willis, Rufus Thomas, James Cotton, Willie Hill, and Harvey Scales, among others.
Stevie Hawkins Booking contact:
Dr. Gerald Murray - Gerald Murray Music LLC
2903 Woodward Avenue
Muscle Shoals, Al 35661
Email: doctormkt@aol.com
Cell Phone: (256) 710-0029
Website: https://www.geraldmurraymusic.com
Blues Legend Stevie Hawkins Earns A Blues Artist Nomination In The 2023 Hollywood Independent Music Awards (HIMAwards) - Hollywood
Renowned blues vocalist, drummer, and songwriter Stevie Hawkins celebrates his nomination for “Blues Artist” for his recent single "Movin’ Down The Road" in the Hollywood Independent Music Awards (HIMAwards). The 2023 HIMAwards event took place on August 17, 2023, at The Avalon in the entertainment capital of the world, Hollywood, California. The evening featured live performances, a VIP dinner banquet, celebrity presenters, a red carpet, and award presentations.
The nomination follows Hawkins winning awards in the Indie Music Channel Awards (Hollywood): Best Blues Artist, Best Live Blues Performance, Best Blues Producer, Best Songwriter (Blues), Best Live Performance (Rock), Producer of the Year, and Artist of the Year.
"I am totally blown away over my nomination for Blues Artist in the Hollywood Independent Music Awards. I am very touched that my creative work has been recognized to receive this honor, and I’m proud to be selected among major independent artists in the music industry. Thank you to the nomination committee, which selected me and my song. Congratulations to all of the award nominees," said Hawkins.
The new single, "Movin’ Down The Road" by Stevie Hawkins, is a driving, infectious blues-rock song that features acclaimed guitarist Spencer Kirkpatrick, a founding member of the legendary southern rock band Hydra, and was recorded on Capricorn Records, Polydor Records, and Emphasis Records.
"Stevie Hawkins is an incredibly talented artist who sets the standard for maintaining the integrity of blues and soul music as well as its innovation and creativity. He believes in hard work, dedication, and determination, and he loves what he does in music with passion," said Dr. Gerald Murray, owner of Gerald Murray Music LLC, an artist management and booking agency in Muscle Shoals, Alabama. "It is an incredible achievement for Stevie to be selected among the best, and he deserves to be among them. I look forward to representing this amazingly multi-talented artist for future tour and show bookings."
Hawkins recently completed recording his 2023–24 blues show promotional video. He will be working with Dr. Gerald Murray and Gerald Murray Music to initiate a campaign for concert bookings with his band in the United States, Canada, and Europe.
The Hollywood Independent Music Awards is a premier global platform for independent music. Emerging and established artists, songwriters, composers, and audio recording professionals around the world are recognized for their outstanding contributions and content creation. Founded by Brent Harvey, Executive Producer of the Hollywood Music in Media Awards, the HIMAwards Advisory Board is composed of some of the industry’s most respected and seasoned professionals.
Over four decades, recording artist Stevie Hawkins has remained steadfast in touring the world performing and is no stranger to the big stage and recording studio. He is an adept, seasoned, soulful singer, musician, entertainer, songwriter, and music producer. Thus far in his career, Stevie has released three albums and five singles and amassed twenty awards as a singer, songwriter, and musician. He is a GRAMMY Participation Recipient in The Rolling Stones "Blue and Lonesome" album, which won ‘Best Traditional Blues Album’ in the 60th Annual GRAMMY Awards; recipient of four gold and eight multi-platinum RIAA Certified Record Awards for creative involvement and contribution those album projetcs; recipient of a Warner Bros. Pictures "Director's Choice Song Award" for contribution to the Oscar-winning film "Judas and the Black Messiah," and others. Since the mid-1970s, As a sideman, Hawkins has played drums for legendary blues, rock, and country music icons Chuck Berry, Albert King, John Lee Hooker, Leon Russell, Johnny Rodriguez, Buddy Cannon, Doug Stone, Ed Bruce, Jim Ed Brown, Miles Grayson, Percy Sledge, Chick Willis, Rufus Thomas, James Cotton, Willie Hill, and Harvey Scales, among others.
Stevie Hawkins Booking contact:
Dr. Gerald Murray - Gerald Murray Music LLC
2903 Woodward Avenue
Muscle Shoals, Al 35661
Email: doctormkt@aol.com
Cell Phone: (256) 710-0029
Website: http://www.geraldmurraymusic.com
Produced & Engineered by Stevie Hawkins. Mastered by Pete Maher for Top Floor Productions - United Kingdom
Stevie Hawkins Licenses Original Song Released For Blumhouse Productions - Divide/Conquer - Universal Film Titled "Thriller"
Film Director Dallas Jackson (Rebel - BET TV series, South of Nowhere, The Last Dragon), Music Supervisor, Paul Stewart ("Hustle & Flow" - Academy Award for Best Original Song, "Four Brothers", "2 Fast 2 Furious", and "Poetic Justice"), and Music Coordinator/Producer Rayshon Harris (Snoop Dogg, D'Angelo, Ice Cube), selected Stevie Hawkins' song "Only You" for inclusion in a new Blumhouse - Divide / Conquer film production titled, "Thriller". Written by Dallas Jackson and Ken Rance (New In Town - Renée Zellweger, The Good Son - Macaulay Culkin), the story revolves around a childhood prank that comes back to haunt a clique of South Central Los Angeles teens when their victim returns home during their high-school Homecoming weekend. Read the full story -->
Miles Grayson, Lermon Horton, Stevie Hawkins, Participation Recipients In Rolling Stones "Blue & Lonesome" Album Win In The 60th Annual GRAMMY Awards
Respect Music Company, BMI, congratulates the Rolling Stones on their GRAMMY win, in the Best Traditional Blues Album category, for "Blue & Lonesome". "Blue & Lonesome" is a brilliant, timeless salute to pioneering bluesmen, and provides a revival of Traditional Blues music to a new and diverse group of youth audiences globally.
The Recording Academy also recognized composers Miles Grayson, Lermon Horton, and Respect Music Company Executive/A&R Manager, Stevie Hawkins, with a Recording Academy 'Participation Certificate' for their creative and professional contributions to the Rolling Stones recording of the Grayson - Horton composition “Everybody Knows About My Good Thing", track number six on "Blue & Lonesome". Read More...
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