# Roy Hawkins

> Roy Theodore Hawkins was an American blues singer, pianist, and songwriter. After working in clubs, he broke through with his 1950 song "Why Do Things Happen to Me" inspired by an auto accident which paralyzed his right arm. Several of his songs, most notably "The Thrill Is Gone", were covered by later artists, including Ray Charles, B.B. King, and James Brown.

*American musician*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/roy-hawkins

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Singer / Musician ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q177220))
- **Category:** Musicians
- **Country:** United States
- **Born:** 1903-02-07
- **Died:** 1974-03-19
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 41.3 / 100
- **Momentum:** 0.0 / 100  (trend: STABLE)
- **Historical depth:** 7.7 / 100
- **Now attention:** 0.0 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 55.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 75.0 / 100

## Platforms
- **IMDB**: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1340897/ (@nm1340897)

## Sources
- [Discogs](https://www.discogs.com/artist/631837)
- [روي هوكينز](https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B1%D9%88%D9%8A_%D9%87%D9%88%D9%83%D9%8A%D9%86%D8%B2)
- [روى هوكينز](https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B1%D9%88%D9%89_%D9%87%D9%88%D9%83%D9%8A%D9%86%D8%B2)
- [Roy Hawkins](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roy_Hawkins)
- [Roy Hawkins](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roy_Hawkins)
- [Roy Hawkins](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roy_Hawkins)
- [Roy Hawkins](https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roy_Hawkins)
- [MusicBrainz](https://musicbrainz.org/artist/382ff439-cbee-4da1-91ac-8b0296164492)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2170854)
- [Roy Hawkins](https://www.themoviedb.org/person/2612180)

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