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Rompin' Ronnie Hawkins Is Suddenly a Star

Mike Gormley, Detroit Free Press, 23 January 1970

SUDDENLY THE world is hearing about Ronnie Hawkins. And all because John Lennon made him an international figure by staying at Ronnie's Canadian home for ten days. Never underestimate the power of the Beatle.

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