Roger Hawkins (drummer)


Roger Hawkins is an American drummer best known for playing as part of the studio backing band known as the Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section of Alabama.

Biography

Hawkins's drumming can be heard on dozens of hit singles, including tracks by Percy Sledge, Aretha Franklin, Wilson Pickett, The Staple Singers, Johnnie Taylor, Cat Stevens, Duane Allman, Joe Cocker, Paul Simon, Bob Seger, Rod Stewart, Bobby "Blue" Bland, Boz Scaggs, Albert King, Traffic, and Willie Nelson. He also recorded with Eric Clapton in the early 80's.

Top 40 US Hits

Collaborations

With Wilson Pickett
With Peabo Bryson
With Levon Helm
With Patti Austin
With Kim Carnes
With Loleatta Holloway
  • Loleatta Holloway
  • Love Sensation
With Linda Ronstadt
  • Linda Ronstadt
With Laura Nyro
  • Christmas and the Beads of Sweat
With Etta James
  • Tell Mama
  • Seven Year Itch
  • Stickin' to My Guns
  • The Right Time
With Solomon Burke
  • Proud Mary
With Tony Joe White
  • The Train I'm On
  • Closer to the Truth
With Helen Reddy
  • Take What You Find
With Aretha Franklin
With Leon Russell
  • Leon Russell and the Shelter People
With Cher
  • 3614 Jackson Highway
With Ronnie Hawkins
  • Ronnie Hawkins
With Glenn Frey
With Rod Stewart
With Bob Seger
With Candi Staton
With Jimmy Buffett
With Albert King
With Paul Simon
With Joan Baez
With Paul Anka
With Beth Nielsen Chapman
With Cat Stevens
With Steve Cropper
With William Bell
With Boz Scaggs
With Ry Cooder
With Dan Penn
With Julian Lennon
With Art Garfunkel
With Wendy Waldman
With Shirley Brown
With Johnny Rivers
With Eric Clapton
With J. J. Cale
With Joe Cocker
With Lulu
With José Feliciano