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Levon And The Hawks

Band, CA
Rock
A.k.a. Canadian Squires The Band

In early 1964, the then-current lineup of Ronnie Hawkins' backing band The Hawks (2) quit en masse and went "solo" as Levon And The Hawks (and briefly as The Canadian Squires). The lineup was Levon Helm, Rick Danko, Richard Manuel, Garth Hudson, Robbie Robertson, joined by Jerry Penfound and, briefly, Bruce Bruno. In 1965 the group, as a 5-piece, was recruited to back Bob Dylan. Helm left this tour later the same year and was variously replaced by drummers Sandy Konikoff, Bobby Gregg, and Mickey Jones (2). Helm would rejoin the group in Woodstock in 1967, and they would rename themselves The Band in 1968. Later releases credited to "Bob Dylan & The Hawks" should be assigned to the PAN Levon And The Hawks, ANV'd to "The Hawks", and not to Ronnie Hawkins' continuing backing band The Hawks (2).

Members

	Robbie Robertson g, voc *1943 CA
	Levon Helm voc, dr 1940-2012 US
	Garth Hudson *1937 CA
	Rick Danko voc, b 1943-1999 CA
	Richard Manuel p, voc, dr 1943-1986 CA
	Jerry Penfound voc CA
	Bruce Bruno voc US