# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/erskine-hawkins
# Generated: 2026-08-15T11:26:06.532Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/erskine-hawkins"
name: "Erskine Hawkins"
slug: "erskine-hawkins"
description: "Erskine Ramsay Hawkins was an American trumpeter and big band leader from Birmingham, Alabama, dubbed \"The 20th Century Gabriel\". He is best remembered for composing the jazz standard \"Tuxedo Junction\" (1939) with saxophonist and arranger Bill Johnson. The song became a hit during World War II, rising to No. 7 nationally and to No. 1 nationally. Vocalists who were featured with Erskine's orchestra include Ida James, Delores Brown, and Della Reese. Hawkins was named after Alabama industrialist Erskine Ramsay."
tagline: "American trumpeter and big band leader from Birmingham, Alabama (1914-1993)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Erskine_Hawkins.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "United States"
  isoCode: "US"
category:
  name: "Musicians"
  slug: "musicians"
profileType:
  name: "Singer / Musician"
  slug: "singer"
  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q177220"
birthDate: "1914-07-26"
deathDate: "1993-11-11"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
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  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     65
  profileCompleteness:  75
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
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  country:  null
  category: null
platforms:
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    url:       "https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1244805/"
    handle:    "nm1244805"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump