Ronnie Hawkins talks about Helm’s death

Posted Apr 19, 2012 03:52:21 PM.

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680News showbiz editor Gloria Martin talks to musician Ronnie Hawkins about the passing of Levon Helm, drummer and singer for The Band. Hawkins was the first one to discover Helm and bring him to Toronto as part of his back-up band “The Hawks.”

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