Lyrics by Erskine Hawkins
We have compiled all the lyrics of Erskine Hawkins's songs we could find so that those who, like you, are looking for songs by Erskine Hawkins, find them all in one place.
- Beale Street Blues
- Bewildered
- Coquette
- Fine And Melow
- I'm In A Lowdown Groove
- Keep Cool, Fool
- Knock Me A Kiss
- Personality
- Someone's Rocking My Dreamboat
- Straighten Up And Fly Right
- Sweet Georgia Brown
- There's Good Blues Tonight
- Tuxedo Junction
- Whispering Grass
- Wrap Your Troubles In Dreams
Erskine Ramsay Hawkins (July 26, 1914 – November 11, 1993) was an American trumpeter and big band leader from Birmingham, Alabama, dubbed "The 20th Century Gabriel". He is best remembered for composing the jazz standard "Tuxedo Junction" (1939) with saxophonist and arranger Bill Johnson. The song became a hit during World War II, rising to No. 7 nationally (version by the Erskine Hawkins Orchestra) and to No. 1 nationally (version by the Glenn Miller Orchestra). Vocalists who were featured with Erskine's orchestra include Ida James, Delores Brown, and Della Reese. Hawkins was named after Alabama industrialist Erskine Ramsay.
