Hawkins, Dale

Real name Delmar Allen Hawkins. Born 1936 in Goldmine, La. Brother of Jerry Hawkins.

References:
   Complete discography by Tapio Vaisanen
   Feature article and sessionography in issue 16 (1977) of New Kommotion.
   Feature article, sessionography, and discography in issue 69 (1998) of Rockin' Fifties.
   Article in issue 272 (2005) of Now Dig This.
   Article in issue 296 (2007) of Now Dig This.

Original Releases

Discography is intended to be complete through 1964

Date & Source	Label & Number	V	Titles {& References to LP/CD List}	As By	Matrix Numbers
1956/July 7 Bb r&b rev.	Checker 843		Four Letter Word {b,f,r,t,y, D} See You Soon Baboon {b,f,r,t,y, D,J}	1 1	8128 8127
1957/May 6 Bb r&b rev.	Checker 863		Susie-Q {a,b,f,h,i,m,n,o,p,q,r,t,w,y,z, A,D,F,I,J,O,U} Don't Treat Me This Way {a,f,r,t,y, D,J}	1 1	8437 8438
1957/Oct. 7 Bb r&b rev.	Checker 876		Baby, Baby {f,r,t,y, J,K,L} Mrs. Merguitory's Daughter {f,r,t, D}	1 1	8547 8548
1958/Apr. 7 Bb pop rev.	Checker 892		Tornado {a,f,j,l,r,t,y, D,E,F,J,S} Little Pig {a,b,f,r,t,y, B,D,J,K,P}	1 1	8665 8667-R
1958/July 21 Bb pop rev.	Checker 900		La-Do-Dada {a,k,r,y, D,H,J,M} Crossties  [instr.] {k,r,y, D}	1 1	8843 8844
1958/Oct. 20 Bb pop rev.	Checker 906		My Babe {a,b,k,r,t,y, D,F,J} A House, A Car, And A Wedding Ring {g}	1 1	U-9066 9080
1959/Jan. (Bb est.)	Checker 913		Take My Heart {b,f,r,t, J,K} Someday One Day {g, D,J}	1 1	U-9200 U-9199
1959/Feb. 16 Bb pop rev.	Checker 916		Yea-Yea (Class Cutter) {k, D,N} Lonely Nights {a,k,r,t, D}	1 1	9225 9224
	Chess 916		Yea-Yea (Class Cutter) Lonely Nights
1959/May 11 Bb pop rev.	Checker 923		Ain't That Lovin' You Baby {a,k,r,t,y, J} My Dream	1 1	9226 9330
1959/July 6 Bb pop rev.	Checker 929		Lifeguard Man {k,r, D,J} Our Turn		9562 9560
1959/Sept. 14 Bb pop rev.	Checker 934		Back To School Blues {g,k,r, D,J} Liza Jane {a,k,r,t,y, D,J}	1 1	9700 9699
1959/Dec. 21 Bb pop rev.	Checker 940		Hot Dog {g,r, D} Don't Break Your Promise To Me	1 1	9902 9561
1960/Feb. 22 Bb pop rev.	Checker 944		Every Little Girl {a,k,r,t,x, J} Poor Little Rhode Island	1 1	10002 10001
1960/Oct. 24 Bb pop rev.	Checker 962		Linda {J} Who {J}	1 1	U-10290 U-10291
1961/Feb. 13 Bb pop rev.	Checker 970		I Want To Love You {g, D,J} Grandma's House {a,r, D}	1 1	U-10612 U-10611
1961/May 8 Bb pop rev.	Tilt 45-781-V		Money Honey {T} The Same Old Way {T}	1 1	TR 6015 TR 6016
1961/July 10 Bb pop rev.	Tilt 45-783		Wish I Hadn't Called Home {G} Forbidden Love	1 1	TR 6018 TR 6017
1961/Sept. 25 Bb pop rev.	Tilt 785		Hawk Blows Band Plays (Part I)  [instr.] {T} Hawk Blows Band Plays (Part II)  [instr.] {T}	2 2	TR 6027 TR 6028
1961/Nov. 13 Bb pop rev.	Atlantic 45-2126		Stay At Home LuLu {k} I Can't Erase You (Out Of My Heart)	3 3	A-5724 A-5726
1962/June 16 Bb pop rev.	Atlantic 45-2150		Women -- That's What's Happening! {G} With A Feeling {G}	1	A-6179 A-6180
1962/Oct. 27 Bb pop rev.	Zonk Z-1002		Peaches Gotta Dance		629191 629192
	Go Gillis [unknown]		Go Gillis Go Gillis
1964 or later mx series	Abnak 110		The Flag And I Believed You
1958 (BSN est.)	Chess LP-1429		Oh! Suzy-Q  [monaural] Suzie Q Don't Treat Me This Way Juanita {a,f,r,t,y, J} Tornado Little Pig Heaven {a,f,r,t,y, D} Baby, Baby Mrs. Mergritory's Daughter {J} Take My Heart Wild Wild World {f,r,t, D,J,R} See You Soon Baboon Four Letter Word (Rock) {J}	1           1	8675 8675 8675 8675 8675 8675 8676
1962 (BSN est.)	Roulette R-25175		Let's All Twist At The Miami Beach Peppermint Lounge  [monaural] Do The Twist {v} Joanne {v} Goin' Round {v} Someone To Care {v} Paulina {v} Luky Duky {v} Do It {v} What Can I Do (To Make You Love Me) {v} Empty Shoes {u,v} Hey Hey {v}	2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
1962 (BSN est.)	Roulette SR-25175		Let's All Twist At The Miami Beach Peppermint Lounge  [stereo] Do The Twist {u} Joanne {u} Goin' Round {u} Someone To Care {u} Paulina {u} Luky Duky {u} Do It {u} What Can I Do (To Make You Love Me) {u} Empty Shoes Hey Hey {u}	2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
Additional Tracks on Comps
1956-57	[unissued]		Hey Pretty Baby {C,Q} I Can't Stand Your Ways Anymore {C,Q} If You Please Me {C,Q} Susie-Q [demo vers.] {C,Q}
1957	Checker unissued		Boogie Woogie Teenage Girl {D,J} Daredevil {C,Q} First Love {b,r,t,y} Number Nine Train {C,J,Q} Susie-Q [alt. vers.] {b,g,r} Sweetie Pie {D,J} Teenage Dolly {D,J} Weep No More {C,Q} Worried About You Baby {b,k,r,s,y}
1958	Checker unissued		The Hawk Walks  [instr.] {b,r} Lulu {b,k,r,t,y, J} My Babe [alt. vers.] {b,r, J} Someday One Day [alt. vers.] {G} Superman {d,e, C,D,Q} Wild Wild World [alt. vers.] {b}
1959	Checker unissued		Boy Meets Girl {D} Caldonia {g, D,J} Cute Little Girl {g, G} Gooblie Booblie {b,k,r,t, J}
1960	Checker unissued		Convicted {D}
1961	[unissued]		Everglades {C,Q} Lovin' Bug {c,y, D,J} Mumbly Peg {C,Q} One Dozen Roses {D,J} Wish I Hadn't Called Home [alt. vers.] {C,Q}
1964	[unissued]		On Account Of You {C,Q}
	[unissued]		Liza Jane [alt vers.] {J} Who Can Say {J} The Wind {J}
	[need info]		Goodnight Sweetheart {g, G} Lazy Susan {g}

Collector-Oriented Compilation LPs and CDs Containing Tracks

Acknowledgments:   Richard Baxter, Both Sides Now, CMF Library, Tom Carey, Shawn Chambers, Marc Coulavin, Bill Davis, Will Derrington, Udo Frank, David Gordon, Bernd Hermoneit, Conway Kehoe, Tom Krajina, Gerd Miller, Albert Moviat, Michel Proost, Rockin' Fifties, Perica Sucevic, Robert Szudarek, Tapio Vaisanen, Joe Wajgel, Peter van Wilsem, Bjorn Witlox