Ted Hawkins

Ted Hawkins (born October
28th, 1936), was an American
singer and songwriter. He
played a mixture of folk, soul
and country music. He was not
a well known figure for the
most part of his life. He had
partial success in Europe
where his songs received
reasonable interest from
listeners. But he struggled to
find a breakthrough in his
home country.

He was born in a poor family
and had a very disturbed early
life. He spent 3 years in jail
for stealing a jacket in his
teenage. Later he got interest
in music and playing guitar.
In the mid of 60s he moved to
California where he became a
street performer. He also
developed his singing skills
along with playing guitar. He
tried recording his tunes in
the 60s but could not achieve
commercial success. He again
got in trouble and spent the
70s in jail and addicted to
heroin. In 1982 he released
his first album “Watch Your
Step”, which wasn’t a
commercial success but got a
5-star rating in the
“Rolling Stone”.

Later Hawkins released his
second album “Happy Hour”
which was a partial success in
Europe. He toured Europe and
Asia while still remained
unpopular in US, until his
third album “The Next
Hundred Years” which finally
gave Hawkins the attention he
deserved. He died in 1995,
aged 58.

Videos In The Playlist:

Ted Hawkins - Bring it on home to me
Ted Hawkins - There Stands the Glass
Ted Hawkins - Green Eyed Girl
Ted Hawkins - Don't Make Me Explain It
TED HAWKINS - HAPPY HOUR
Long As I Can See the Light--Ted Hawkins
Ted Hawkins - All I Have to Offer You is Me
Ted Hawkins - Strange Conversation
Ted Hawkins - Watch Your Step
Ted Hawkins - Baby
Ted Hawkins "Part Time Love"
Ted Hawkins "I Got What I Wanted"
Ted Hawkins - The Good and the Bad
Ted Hawkins - Sorry You're Sick
Ted Hawkins - Peace and Happiness
TED HAWKINS AT BBC ANDY KERSHAW SESSIONS