Biography
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.
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Discography
Records they worked on — most-collected first.
Jumpin' Jive
1981
Robot Hive / Exodus
2005
The Best Of The Manhattan Transfer
1981
This One's For You
2017
The Manhattan Transfer
1975
Glenn Miller Plays Selections From The Film "The Glenn Miller Story"
1954
Glenn Miller - A Memorial 1944-1969
1969
The Authentic Sound Of Glenn Miller - Yesterday
1960
Glenn Miller Plays Selections From "The Glenn Miller Story" And Other Hits
1956
Gene Krupa
1955
Glenn Miller Story (Glenn Millers Original-Aufnahmen)
1955
The Legendary Sound Of Glenn Miller And His Bigband
1981
Live
1978
This Is The Big Band Era
1971
Joe Loss Plays Glenn Miller
1969
The Unforgettable Glenn Miller 70 Of His Greatest Original Recordings
1968
The Headliners, Volume 2
1961
Especially For You
1959
The Glenn Miller Story
1954
The Manhattan Transfer Anthology • Down In Birdland
Tuxedo Junction
1977
Comin' From A Good Place
1977
The Unforgettable Glenn Miller
1977
Kings Of Swing
1976
Credited work
2,150 releases · 422 albums · active 1950–2026
- Performance · 2,421
- Other credits · 98
Studios: Atlantic Studios · Basing Street Studios · Olympic Studios · Hammersmith Odeon
Frequent collaborators
- Various
- Glenn Miller
- Glenn Miller And His Orchestra
- Erskine Hawkins And His Orchestra
- The Manhattan Transfer
- Bert Kaempfert
- The Glenn Miller Orchestra
- Duke Ellington