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Alan Hawkshaw

On 9 October 2018, Alan Hawkshaw was a guest on Mr Beatnick. Alan Hawkshaw has been played over 120 times on NTS, first on 5 March 2013. Alan Hawkshaw's music has been featured on 94 episodes.

Alan Hawkshaw (1937 - 2021) was a British composer and musician, playing the Hammond organ. He was a part of Emile Ford and the Checkmates in the 1960s, and The Shadows in the 1970s. He also composed a large amount of library music as well as many classic themes for radio and television. Many of these were later rediscovered in the late 1990s and subsequently sampled by numerous artists, as in "The Champ" by The Mohawks.

He was the father of Kirsty Hawkshaw.

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Alan Hawkshaw

On 9 October 2018, Alan Hawkshaw was a guest on Mr Beatnick. Alan Hawkshaw has been played over 120 times on NTS, first on 5 March 2013. Alan Hawkshaw's music has been featured on 94 episodes.

Alan Hawkshaw (1937 - 2021) was a British composer and musician, playing the Hammond organ. He was a part of Emile Ford and the Checkmates in the 1960s, and The Shadows in the 1970s. He also composed a large amount of library music as well as many classic themes for radio and television. Many of these were later rediscovered in the late 1990s and subsequently sampled by numerous artists, as in "The Champ" by The Mohawks.

He was the father of Kirsty Hawkshaw.

Original source: Last.fm

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