Ronnie Hawkins - Mary Lou- Live Performance

[@jerrycaplan]

Ronnie never got enough credit for his music and also discovering the band. Great voice. RIP Ronnie we will miss you.

[@Maxroffe56]

Man, that guitar sounds just like a saxophone!

[@goransinadinovic865]

And Ronnie turns up to be a ventriloquist in the bass register.

[@dancelli714]

HAHAHAHA . . .

[@chairlesnicol672]

Garth. Hudson prolly on sax!

[@chairlesnicol672]

😂@ markraffe Wonder if that was Garth Hudson playing Sax? Whoever it was did a damn good job! But if this was supposed to b taped live, they never paid the actual Sax player much respect or five him credit!

[@davidnagel9605]

A saxatar

[@bgrigg07]

I've always been impressed how the guitarist sounds just like a saxophone!

[@ChiIeboy]

I was just about to type the exact same thing.

[@denisjl100]

if you look close that guitar isn't even hooked up to an amp. i think they were just mouthing the record.

[@bgrigg07]

@@denisjl100 Of course they were miming,. Very, very rare to let bands play "live" on TV.

[@gwine9087]

Well, there is live and there is live.

[@lastofthefinest]

I thought that was Levon Helm on the drums I just watched The Last Waltz again last night for the 100th time. I saw Ronnie Hawkins perform Who Do You Love with The Band. Levon was a national treasure.

[@arvidsmith1038]

Levon was probably all of 17 or 18 at the time .... effortless....

[@lesleygibson7476]

After writing 2 songs at age 15 for Ronnie, he offered Robbie Robertson a job

[@krimpoo]

so was that movie...you and i are probably tied for guys who watched it the most times ;)

[@DeloresLandeis-kx5fu]

Incredible..❤❤❤

[@PaulaJoW]

The wonderful Levon Helm on drums.

[@jerometaperman7102]

I'll be damned.

[@charliemoore2551]

Thought it was. Rick and Robbie not with him yet?

[@bebopkirby]

Had that same little stick twirl in ‘The Right Stuff’, also.

[@jerometaperman7102]

@ - Did he? I’ll have to look for that. He has very little screen time and always with Sam Shepard so it shouldn’t be too hard to find.

[@bebopkirby]

@ Yes as I recall Yeager broke some ribs before the flight and his buddy played by Levon, cuts off a broom handle to help him open or close the hatch of the X-1. As he brings it to Yeager he does the his little drumstick twirl thing with it.

[@billvallier3852]

RIP Hawk. Always promoted Canada and loved the Country.

[@communitypark2313]

The Heavens have claimed another Great...

[@AnnaLVajda]

My Mom said he had a bar in Toronto the Hawks Nest. RIP Ronnie what a legend!

[@philstall6262]

I say Amen to that everything you said is true you took the words right out of my mouth

[@paperboxcutter]

We listened to this on the AM radio before grade school in 1958. I didn't know what it was, but I knew I liked it.

[@jndrummer5131]

Great footage of super cool Levon Helm! RIP

[@toptennews4737]

Young levon ..rip legend

[@jeffsmithers7227]

R.I.P. Hawk You will be missed!! Heaven just received a great front man!! As Ronnie would say " Keep Rockin"

[@christophercarton6566]

There are just some performers who were born to be a lead man. Ronnie Hawkins had the "it" factor spilling over!

[@terryconder3917]

Levon Helm on drums was pretty good

[@MrThedonhead]

Oh cmon man he never had the X factor he looks ridiculous

[@maydom04]

Better quality than most of the other live videos I’ve seen. Ronnie, you had a great life, wine women and song....and women. RIP buddy....

[@joedomagala6465]

Ronnie said " I blew 90% of my money on wine woman and song, the other 10% I wasted."

[@thecocktailian2091]

@@joedomagala6465 And if that is not the gospel truth of it all, i dont want to know otherwise.

[@houstonrebel4449]

​@@joedomagala6465 Haha! I had forgotten about that quote.

[@jerometaperman7102]

@@joedomagala6465 - Did he really say that? I don't know but I don't care. It's a great line.

[@ranaldthurgood4875]

RIP, Ronnie. What a great singer, entertainer, and storyteller. (That's Levon on drums.)

[@jerrylehti7230]

yes i saw that RIP Levon

[@jeremyblack3394]

Holy cow it is!!!!! I had no clue

[@ranaldthurgood4875]

@@jeremyblack3394 Levon and Ronnie were from neighbouring towns in Arkansas. When Levon was about sixteen and not legally allowed in drinking establishments, he started playing with Ronnie in bars anyway. Circa 1960, Ronnie based himself in Canada, and Levon moved up with him. Ronnie recruited a few south Ontario musicians who, with Levon, became "The Hawks", Ronnie's back-up band. The Hawks later left Ronnie to go on their own, and the rest is history.

[@chairlesnicol672]

@@ranaldthurgood4875 I liked the sax player! I have a hunch it might b Garth Hudson! Anyone know for sure ?

[@ranaldthurgood4875]

@@chairlesnicol672 My suspicion is that this video was from before the Ontario lads joined the band. A website called Jambase, for what it's worth, says that the TV clip above was made in 1959, and "The clips...were filmed before Robbie, Rick, Richard and Garth joined The Hawks." It's not likely Garth, but I'm not placing any money on that. Levon, being Ronnie's Arkansas neighbour, joined his band before the others. The Wikipedia article about Ronnie Hawkins tells a bit about who he played with before The Band members.

[@ramonsepulveda2666]

Mary lou took my heart in prom night 2

[@edwiles5258]

Ronnie and the Hawks came to Arkansas State when I was a freshman there in 65. Even though the British had taken over rock and roll, this dude proved good ole rockabilly never will die.

[@dextersproles4141]

Baby Levon !! Spinning them sticks

[@sunshine-np5mr]

RIP Mr. Hawkins. You were ahead of your time. Thank you!

[@xxthatpookieeditsxx]

He was a great singer and great performer.Good looking too.

[@jefffox4552]

RIP Ronnie. Thank you so much for this and "Forty Days," which I sang forever as a teen in the '60s.

[@johnhanusin4973]

I always loved this song. I used to sing it at Friday night beer parties with my buddies.

[@leonsnelson1235]

Mary Lou was something else

[@daniaa.oliva-pena7338]

I'm so impressed by this band , I can't believe I just heard his Mae. May you rest in peace. Thank you for your music.

[@christopheranderson601]

Hello Dania

[@johngiovine8792]

I haven't heard this is decades... I still LOVE IT!

[@philhardgrave4207]

THIS SONG WAS THE MONSTER HIT OF THE 1960 SEASON . MARY LOU. Bow down once gain for the Hawk.

[@stevenford727]

Music like this will never die.

[@richardortiz8704]

2023 still listen to this❤❤❤❤❤😂😂😂🎉😊

[@maureenwagg5305]

Love this song. It's my favourite Ronnie song of all of them. He was a rascal and I love rascals.

[@christopheranderson601]

Hello Maureen

[@jamescity1160]

RIP Ronnie....love your 🎶. Thanks for being part of my childhood.

[@bergkamp48]

Recall this video being played on TV in the Buffalo / Hamilton area back then. For those of us on the Canadian side of the border who also tuned into The Hound Dog late at night....

[@larryburton5516]

RIP Ronnie! Thanks for your music!

[@richardlester2389]

today was the first time I've heard that song since I was a teenager back in the 60's-forgot it existed-just love it

[@denieledwards6893]

A GREAT SINGER SAD LOSS FOR THE WORLD RIP BROTHER.

[@famshof]

He was a friend of my dad's I was named after him I have a 45 of that song Mary lou❤

[@rubybenally167]

Wow! i like the song. Rest in Peace.

[@harryknackers7892]

Wow, these guys were the coolest!

[@mistertoyou1]

Mary Lou took the symmetry from his face too

[@buckyoung4578]

Greatly under appreciated artist! Jumped in my kitty and drove afar!

[@timmcinnes2594]

Or is it Caddy?

[@timmcinnes2594]

No, it's kitty.

[@Santi66]

In memory of my good friend Isi, a lover of this kind of music, who passed away a year ago. It's for you friend

[@holyspacemonkey]

He is so captivating!

[@rogerbarnett7068]

Thank you for posting this - I hadn't seen this before and it's great to have another early clip of Rompin' Ronnie & the Hawks.

[@classicmusicvideospictures9032]

Thanks. We have another one of them doing "Need Your Loving". I'll try to get that one up soon.

[@rogerbarnett7068]

@@classicmusicvideospictures9032 You've made my day - thank you

[@maydom04]

There’s a clip of Ronnie doing the “moon walk” before Michael....called the “camel walk”

[@chairlesnicol672]

@@classicmusicvideospictures9032 I wanna know who the heck was playing that saxaphone Man he killed it !

[@billshiff2060]

@@chairlesnicol672 Rick Morrison

[@leonsnelson1235]

I really love this song can't get enough of it,,,,👍👍

[@houdini1972]

Rest in Peace and Rock on.....

[@billbrooklyn6410]

I saw Ronnie Hawkins on the Dick Clark Show back in 59 blew my mind

[@stellablue02]

ive been delving into levon's history alot lately and am so thankful for these clips of magic. thank you for sharing this!!!

[@Speak_Knowledge1985]

This is amazing.

[@belvinsweatt1274]

Love this classic.

[@philstall6262]

This song was so perfect for the movie prom night I love it

[@DUCKSAREEVILLLLLLLL]

Hawkins should be much better known. He went up to Canada from The South in the 1950s so nobody in The U.S. heard of him, but he inspired all of the Canadian members of the band. Hawkin's drummer here, Levon Helm, was from the South, so he already knew how to make rock'roll, but Garth Hudson, Rick Danko, and Robbie Robertson were Canucks, so Hawkins gave them all a crash course in popular music. Then, Bob Dylan heard about Hawkin's Band, and the rest is history.

[@SirBasildeBrush]

Woah - thanks for this rare treat. My favourite band from way back.

[@franktaconelli9095]

Gotta love the young Levon Helm twirling his sticks

[@kecialacarre8617]

This is great!!

[@wklis]

R.I.P. Ronnie Hawkins

[@leonsnelson1235]

Mary Lou something else

[@leonsnelson1235]

I live in Michigan used to make Cadillacs,, love this song again

[@ronvalkeast6677]

RIP Ronnie...RockinRonny

[@kristasheppard5939]

Thanks for posting..this is my childhood!❤️❤️

[@berniedreasure6878]

levon was really young then..😍

[@mikefaust7633]

Saw him in kichener a few years ago. Great entertainer

[@garyspring5981]

We lost another great of rockabilly today psseed away Ronnie Hawkins

[@roodick85]

Oh my gawd! The Boys are all here! lol i have never seen this performance!

[@benmacdui9328]

Reading Levons biography just now , gives a great insight into this early stuff.

[@calvinbealer7264]

SPRING GOLD SOUL 🌟 From 1959.

[@oddjobtriumph1635]

one of the greats..RIP

[@jaymichaels5187]

RIP, Ronnie

[@theretiringbarber]

I always liked him !

[@robertfields1964]

Awesome video.

[@robertbruce6865]

Jimmy Ray Paulman on guitar. His nickname was “Luke”. He was referenced in The Weight.

[@percywood7471]

This cat really rocked

[@bartlett454]

My pop had this album from his teenage years and I played it to death back in the late 80's and early 90's. Goddamn brilliant rock n' roll!

[@joehill8014]

Don't get no better.

[@bonymoronie1259]

Great Rock 'n' Roller.

[@ELIZABETHANNEBuonagura]

RIP 💜💜💜💜

[@DekeZivven]

Rest well Hawk

[@larrynealwaxmuseum]

Needless to say, I always did like this record, originally done by singer Young Jesse. Always did like his version of WHO DO YOU LOVE in 1963. Good Post! Larry N. Boyington, aka Larry Neal, former curator of the Wax Museum on the big 1520 KOMA

[@alrosenkranz6232]

I sure miss you Mr. Hawkins

[@patriciajohnson3017]

Rip Ronnie:(

[@la187357]

So 🔥👌🏽

[@davehopping7212]

Probably his biggest US hit, but the Canadians loved him. Ronnie was the dean of the Toronto live music community for decades. As mentioned upthread, that's a very young Levon Helm drumming. Jimmy Ray Paulman on guitar and Will "Pop" Jones on piano. No bass. Paulman did that iconic guitar solo in "40 Days", but he and Jones eventually left the band, although Helm stayed until the whole band (by this time including Robertson, Hudson, Danko, and Manuel went to work for Bob Dylan.

[@leonsnelson1235]

As the black man I'm very impressed never heard of him

[@ahomemakersjourney08]

Didn't know he passed away 😔🙏 he was a friend of my parents they worked with him in music too

[@backtoafrika]

This is when Rock and Roll was at its best. White Rock and Roll singers didn't appeal to Black people at the time but Ronnie Hawkin helped change that. My Gal is Red Hot......... Not Elvis Presley!

[@jimdandy9671]

I'm pretty sure that's Levon Helm in the drummers chair.

[@jezebeljones659]

Lookit Levon, corn-fed farm boy! So young. The Hawk? The Hawk abides...we miss ya, Ronnie, ain't never been nobody like you.

[@sirslice7531]

Levon on the drums.l spinnings the sticks. No spinning with The Band.

[@richardfurash1475]

Hawkins backup group was the Hawks…. which is the group… The Band….

[@rosellacestarioli921]

Un disco che avevo

[@ulrichfriehe3459]

RIP, ole boy.

[@rjwhetstone8639]

musical history...

[@ilooklikemeryl]

RIP Hawk

[@tinagrigg1187]

He was from Arkansas. He will be missed

[@christopheranderson601]

Hello Tina

[@KellyCrenshaw]

When I was a kid I thought he was saying she took my washing machine!

[@karenleduc2165]

😂

[@seanoreilly1734]

Twirling Levon 👏

[@eppletoncw]

Levon Helms on drums!

[@wellsy1954]

Richard on piano.

[@wellsy1954]

No?

[@drewpall2598]

Ronnie Hawkins January 10, 1935 - May 29, 2022

[@shehriyarlaghari777]

Originally it was written and performed by Young Jessie btw.

[@justdynee]

Yeah, Levon discovered that amazing voice of his later.

[@thoughtsonstocks]

Is that Levon Helm on drums?

[@selenapozzoli4267]

Yes 💪💪👍

[@BAM-jc7uy]

love to see that cutie levon twirl those sticks...LOL

[@proudhug]

1:15 "I'm just gonna pretend he's playing the sax."

[@Sally-lm1fd]

What are you doing ok thanks for your song

[@sagefichera3747]

Is that levon I see back there?

[@digupstuff]

Does anyone know how to get rid of the forward 60 seconds backwards 60 seconds on the video? For me it doesn't seem to go away.

[@danielwood6446]

That cats got some slick moves.