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#1: Composite image of early photo of Dale Hawkins and still frame from Pryor Center video interview
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#2: Henry Hawkins, uncle of Ronnie and Dale Hawkins, with Delmar Hawkins, father of Dale Hawkins and uncle of Ronnie Hawkins
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#3: Delmar "Dale" Hawkins, sixteen months old
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#4: Dale Hawkins as a child
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#5: Estelle Hawkins, mother of Dale Hawkins, Bear Family Records CD, 2007
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#6: Photo autographed to Estelle Hawkins, mother of Dale Hawkins
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#7: Dale Hawkins, promotional photo for Checker Records
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#8: Dale Hawkins at The Louisiana Hayride
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#9: Dale Hawkins (center)
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#10: Dale Hawkins with another recording artist
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#11: Dale Hawkins, promotional photo for TV show, 1960
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#12: Dale Hawkins at the television studio
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#13: Dale Hawkins with two singers
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#14: Cover of "Susie-Q" sheet music; lyrics and music by D. Hawkins, S. J. Lewis, and E. Broadwater
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![Ronnie and Dale Hawkins's grandparent's 50th anniversary: front row, Billy and Rachel Hawkins; back row, Dora, Mary, Louisa, Pearl, Eddie, Henry, and Delmar; Hawkins Hollow, Arkansas © Pryor Center for Arkansas Oral and Visual History, University of Arkansas](makeThumbcustom.php?width=550&height=310&img=projects/Arkansas Memories/HAWKINS-Dale/slideshow//013-021D-HAWKINS-Ronnie-50th-Anniversary.jpg)
#15: Ronnie and Dale Hawkins's grandparent's 50th anniversary: front row, Billy and Rachel Hawkins; back row, Dora, Mary, Louisa, Pearl, Eddie, Henry, and Delmar; Hawkins Hollow, Arkansas
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#16: Dale Hawkins "Poor Little Rhode Island" and "Every Little Girl" record sleeve
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#17: Cover of Dale Hawkins Dale Rocks CD, 2007
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#18: Dale Hawkins performing onstage
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#19: Dale Hawkins, CD photo
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#20: Dale Hawkins (left) with a fan
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#21: Dale Hawkins at The Louisiana Hayride, Municipal Auditorium, Shreveport, Louisiana
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#22: Dale Hawkins playing guitar
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#23: Dale Hawkins at the microphone
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#24: Dale Hawkins onstage playing guitar
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#25: Dale Hawkins signing memorabilia
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#26: Dale Hawkins with his friends and family
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#27: Hawkins homestead in Hawkins Holler, Arkansas; May 6, 2006
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#28: Site photo of the Hawkins homestead near Pettigrew, Arkansas; May 6, 2006
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#29: Site photo of the Hawkins homestead near Pettigrew, Arkansas; May 6, 2006
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#30: Behind-the-scenes photo from Pryor Center interview with Dale and Ronnie Hawkins at their family reunion; Pettigrew, Arkansas, 2006
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#31: Behind-the-scenes photo from Pryor Center interview with Dale and Ronnie Hawkins at their family reunion; Pettigrew, Arkansas, 2006
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#32: Behind-the-scenes photo from Pryor Center interview with Dale and Ronnie Hawkins at their family reunion; Pettigrew, Arkansas, 2006
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#33: Behind-the-scenes photo from Pryor Center interview with Dale and Ronnie Hawkins at their family reunion; Pettigrew, Arkansas, 2006
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#34: Dale Hawkins at the Hawkins Family Reunion; Pettigrew, Arkansas, 2006
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#35: Ronnie Hawkins (front row, left) and Dale Hawkins (front row, 3rd from left) with family members at the Hawkins Family Reunion; Pettigrew, Arkansas, 2006
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#36: Ronnie Hawkins at the Hawkins Family Reunion; Pettigrew, Arkansas, 2006
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#37: Ronnie and Dale Hawkins at the Hawkins Family Reunion; Pettigrew, Arkansas, 2006
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#38: Dale Hawkins at the Hawkins Family Reunion; Pettigrew, Arkansas, 2006
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#39: Ronnie and Dale Hawkins at the Hawkins Family Reunion; Pettigrew, Arkansas, 2006
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#40: Dale Hawkins at the Hawkins Family Reunion; Pettigrew, Arkansas, 2006
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#41: Ronnie and Dale Hawkins at the Hawkins Family Reunion; Pettigrew, Arkansas, 2006
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#42: Still frame from Pryor Center video interview with Dale Hawkins at Hawk's Nest Recording Studio; North Little Rock, Arkansas, 2008
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#43: Still frame from Pryor Center video interview with Dale Hawkins at Hawk's Nest Recording Studio; North Little Rock, Arkansas, 2008
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#44: Still frame from Pryor Center video interview with Dale Hawkins at Hawk's Nest Recording Studio; North Little Rock, Arkansas, 2008
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