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An English patronymic surname

Hawkins Coleman Randolph Hawkins Erick Hawkins Sir John

An English patronymic surname from the old personal name Hawkin

United States jazz saxophonist (1904-1969) English privateer involved in the slave trade; later helped build the fleet that in 1588 defeated the Spanish Armada (1532-1595)

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Coleman Hawkins

born Nov. 21, 1904, St. Joseph, Mo., U.S. died May 19, 1969, New York, N.Y. U.S. jazz musician. Hawkins came to prominence as a member of Fletcher Henderson's big band (1924-34), with which he absorbed the style of Louis Armstrong and developed the smooth legato phrasing and robust tone that set the technical standard for all tenor players. He worked in Europe (1934-39) and soon after his return recorded "Body and Soul," which became a commercial success and one of the masterpieces of improvised jazz. Hawkins was the first important tenor saxophone soloist in jazz. He was receptive to the harmonic advances made by younger players, who widely acknowledged his influence

Coleman Randolph Hawkins

born Nov. 21, 1904, St. Joseph, Mo., U.S. died May 19, 1969, New York, N.Y. U.S. jazz musician. Hawkins came to prominence as a member of Fletcher Henderson's big band (1924-34), with which he absorbed the style of Louis Armstrong and developed the smooth legato phrasing and robust tone that set the technical standard for all tenor players. He worked in Europe (1934-39) and soon after his return recorded "Body and Soul," which became a commercial success and one of the masterpieces of improvised jazz. Hawkins was the first important tenor saxophone soloist in jazz. He was receptive to the harmonic advances made by younger players, who widely acknowledged his influence

Erick Hawkins

born April 23, 1909, Trinidad, Colo., U.S. died Nov. 23, 1994, New York, N.Y. U.S. modern dancer. He worked with George Balanchine (1935-37) before joining the Martha Graham company in 1938. He became a leading dancer for the company, and he and Graham were married for a number of years. He stayed with her company until 1951, when he organized his own troupe and devoted himself to an approach based on kinesthetic awareness

Sadie Hawkins Day

a day when, according to an old US custom, women can ask men to go out with them to start a romantic relationship, or women can ask men to dance with them at an event called a Sadie Hawkins dance. Sadie Hawkins Day is usually in November, and it is based on an imaginary character who first appeared in the US cartoon strip (=a set of drawings that tell a funny story in a newspaper or magazine) L'il Abner in the 1930s

Sir John Hawkins

born 1532, Plymouth, Devon, Eng. died Nov. 12, 1595, at sea off Puerto Rico English naval administrator and commander. A relative of Sir Francis Drake, he became a merchant in the African trade and the first English slave trader. After a successful slave-trading voyage in 1562-63, a group that included Elizabeth I provided money for a second expedition. A Spanish fleet attacked him on his third voyage (1567-69, with Drake), beginning the quarrel between England and Spain that led to war in 1585. As treasurer (1577) and controller (1589) of the navy, he rebuilt older ships and helped design the faster ships that withstood the Spanish Armada in 1588. He later devised the naval blockade to intercept Spanish treasure ships. One of the foremost seamen of 16th-century England, he was the chief architect of the Elizabethan navy

Hyphenation

Haw·kins

Turkish pronunciation

hôkînz

Pronunciation

/ˈhôkənz/ /ˈhɔːkɪnz/

Etymology

() From the Middle English personal name Hawkin, diminutive of Hal ( Henry) , or from a byname "hawk".