Everybodys Waitin / Snowmobile Sal
Recorded by Al Hawkes on Event E 175
The value of this 45 is in who wrote and produced the songs
on his own label, along with his signature.
Original 45 in G minus condition. Play graded.
There are many scratches on this 45, some are deep, that cause pops and clicks
and a few slight skips when played on my machine.
The inscription reads: To Nina A Real Nice Chick Al Hawkes 4/26/78
This record was produced in 1975
Al Hawkes wrote both songs and played all of the instruments on both songs
except for Snowmobile Sal, which another musician played 5 string banjo on.
Al Hawkes founded and was Event records based in Westbrook Maine from 1956 until 1962
He passed away in December 2018.
The Sound Cellar, where this record was recorded, was Al Hawkes other business that he started after closing Event records.
It is also the same building where Event records recording studio was located
During his musical career Al Hawkes won many awards
and was best known for his contributions to Bluegrass Music.
The International Bluegrass Music Museum in Kentucky recognized him as
one of the “Pioneers of Bluegrass.”
He was half of a duo with Alton
Myers, making them the first interracial duo in bluegrass.
Bluegrass musicians from around the country
visited Hawkes’ recording
studio in Westbrook to produce music with him.
Al Hawkes was a producer and engineer who cared about making
high-quality recordings, of his own music and that of friends like
guitarist Lenny Breau and country singer Dick Curless at Event records
The recordings Al Hawkes, Lenny Breau and Dick Curless made together at Event Records Studio in Westbrook in the 1950s and early ’60s are some of the
best examples of regional American rockabilly and bluegrass music, and
many have been reissued by many labels in Europe
Anyone who knows who Lenny Breau was
will understand the significance of these original recordings.
This information gives credence to the artist and autograph on this record as to the value of it historically in the Bluegrass / Rockabilly music industry.
Here is a link for more info about Al Hawkes https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al_Hawkes
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