Ronnie Hawkins: Ronnie Hawkins and Mr. Dynamo

RONNIE HAWKINS came down out of the Ozarks, and after gigging with Carl Perkins and Harold Jenkins (later Conway Twitty), he decided he wanted to become a star. The man with the big cigar wasn't around at the time, though, so in 1958, with the help of a few homeboys like Levon Helm, Ronnie got the Hawks together and hit the road to stardom. Dig him, if you can: 'Mohair Sam' black suit, black pumps, white on white shirt, white tie – wopbobaloobopbalopbamboom!