Oklahoma Musicians

Jazz history

Jimmy (“Cry Cry”) Hawkins

The Hall-affiliated Jazz Depot profile identifies Hawkins as a Tulsa blues bandleader. Voices of Oklahoma's Washington Rucker oral history independently places Rucker in his teens playing with Jimmy Hawkins in Oklahoma before the later Los Angeles career. A full independent Hawkins biography, birth/death record, and group chronology were not located in this pass.

Oklahoma connection

The oral history independently supports a Tulsa/Oklahoma performance connection through Rucker's account; the detailed identity and lifespan remain Hall-affiliated.

Musical work and relationships

Blues bandleader; associated with drummer Washington Rucker; Oklahoma/Tulsa blues scene.

Hall of Fame account

The Hall catalog lists Jimmy (Cry Cry) Hawkins as a blues band leader inducted in 2004.

Evidence and remaining questions

Locate an independent obituary, Oklahoma newspaper profile, or recording-history source for Hawkins before using exact dates or band membership.

Sources

  1. jazzdepotlive.com/portfolio/jimmy-cry-cry-hawkins-2004/
  2. voicesofoklahoma.com/interviews/rucker-washington/
  3. digitalprairie.ok.gov/digital/api/collection/stgovpub/id/26526/download
  4. www.okjazz.org/inductees/