Apologies if I've missed a thread on this, but if not there's an interesting obituary of Muscle Shoals drummer Roger Hawkins here:

https://www.theguardian.com/music/2021/jun/20/roger-hawkins-obituary

My favourite drummer and the greatest soul music drummer ever, IMO...thanks for posting this, I hadn't heard.    RIP.

R.I.P.  Roger a musician who has played on loads tracks that are regarded as classics and all embellished by his playing .

 

From hearing James Barnett's Keep On Talking many years ago it's always been one of my favourite records. Back then information on the musicians was not well documented (no internet) but the drummer really makes a huge impact right from the drum intro. The various Kent CDs of Fame recordings don't have much info about the session but I suppose Roger Hawkins must be on this as it was before he left Fame. Can anyone ( @Johndelve or @Ady Croasdell) confirm this. 

 

The drum break around two minutes in really lifts the whole track.

Sorry, I only touched the surface; Dean or Tony May know

That is one impressive legacy of music he has had a part in.  RIP

On 22/06/2021 at 19:26, Rick Cooper said:

From hearing James Barnett's Keep On Talking many years ago it's always been one of my favourite records. Back then information on the musicians was not well documented (no internet) but the drummer really makes a huge impact right from the drum intro. The various Kent CDs of Fame recordings don't have much info about the session but I suppose Roger Hawkins must be on this as it was before he left Fame. Can anyone ( @Johndelve or @Ady Croasdell) confirm this. 

 

The drum break around two minutes in really lifts the whole track.

 

Yes, that is Roger on drums but not, I would say, a typical example of how he normally sounded. This, on the other hand, definitely is:

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