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… the name that keeps coming up is Ernie Hawkins

“I drove all the way from College Park, MD to Columbus, Ohio just to get your CD and to see you. I think your recording of the Rev. Gary Davis’ Cocaine Blues if the most beautiful song I've heard.” Darren, Washington DC

“Pittsburgher Ernie Hawkins is one of the world’s foremost practitioners of the old Piedmont blues and ragtime styles of guitar playing. His acoustical style is laced with a deep, sensuous optimism that evokes an earthy, down-home spirituality."

First Night 2000 Pittsburgh

I don't know how many people are in the group I call the Reverend Gary Davis Chowder and Marching Society. I could reel off a hundred names, some famous, most of them not. They have two things in common: studying Rev. Gary Davis’ works and picking their butts off. Now, most of these people are my friends, and like other groups of friends, we tend to scandalize whoever is out of earshot. That's right, we talk about them behind their back: who's doing what, who just released a new CD, who plays the best, that sort of thing. Well, I’ve had a lot of these conversations, ’cause I got a lot of friends, and I couldn't exactly give you a frequency count, but I’ll tell you one thing: the name that keeps coming up is Ernie Hawkins. He’s the one, we either want to break his fingers, or break our own. Ernie Hawkins. Remember that. We ain’t no slouches. Ernie Hawkins.”
Andy Cohen, Memphis TN

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“Dave’s Acoustic CD Pick of the Month: Blues Advice, Ernie Hawkins Ernie Hawkins is a product of the blues revival of the 1960’s. His playing is extraordinary, clean, imaginative and soulful, as is the material he’s recorded. His leadoff cut, Arthur Blind Blake’s Police Dog Blues, displays great guitar invention, as do all 15 stellar tracks on this CD. He also pays homage to Rev. Gary Davis by recording four of his songs. His vocals won’t knock you over, but they are appropriate for the music. If you want to hear some great East Coast Piedmont, finger style, acoustic blues this is a CD you should have in your collection.”

Dave Morgan
Blues Society of Indiana newsletter Oct. '99

“I have studied for the past 25 years…I doubt I'll ever achieve the fluency and freedom of expression you have. Just wanted to let you know how blown away I was by your playing and I hope to see you again some day.”

Bob Doolittle Memphis NY.

“ Your CD is simply awesome, you are clearly made of the
‘real’ thing.”
Stormin Norman DJ 99.3 Fox Vancouver B.C.

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