Alan Hawkshaw
Real Name:
William Alan Hawkshaw
Profile:
British pianist, composer and producer.
Born 27 March 1937 in Leeds, West Yorkshire, U.K. Died 16 October 2021.
Father of dance vocalist Kirsty Hawkshaw.
He is known for composing themes for movies and TV programs.
He has extensive session work for artists such as Olivia Newton John, David Bowie, Cliff Richard, and others.
He was a key-musician in the disco scene with his group Love De-Luxe, his work with Alec R. Costandinos's Love & Kisses, Donna Summer and Madeline Bell.
Publishing companies.
Alan Hawkshaw Publishing
Alan Hawkshaw Music Ltd.
Born 27 March 1937 in Leeds, West Yorkshire, U.K. Died 16 October 2021.
Father of dance vocalist Kirsty Hawkshaw.
He is known for composing themes for movies and TV programs.
He has extensive session work for artists such as Olivia Newton John, David Bowie, Cliff Richard, and others.
He was a key-musician in the disco scene with his group Love De-Luxe, his work with Alec R. Costandinos's Love & Kisses, Donna Summer and Madeline Bell.
Publishing companies.
Alan Hawkshaw Publishing
Alan Hawkshaw Music Ltd.
Sites:
Aliases:
In Groups:
Alan Hawkshaw & His Orchestra,
Bizarre (4),
Bullet (7),
Collage (6),
Emile Ford & The Checkmates,
Geodave Baralnek,
Hawk & Co.,
Hawkshaw's Discophonia,
Hungry Wolf,
Jon Watts,
Love De-Luxe,
Mike Cox (3),
Rumplestiltskin,
The Checkmates (6),
The Graham Walker Sound,
The Mohawks,
The Rhythm Section (4),
The Set Square,
The Shadows,
The Tony Visconti Orchestra,
Vic Lewis And His Orchestra
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Alan Hawkshaw
''Big Al'' Hawkshaw, A Hawkshaw, A. Hackshaw, A. Hawksaw, A. Hawkshaw, A. Hawkshawe, A. Hawshaw, A.Hawksaw, A.Hawkshaw, AH, Al Hawkshaw, Alain Hawkshaw, Alan "Hawk" Hawkshaw, Alan "The Hawk" Hawkshaw, Alan Hackshaw, Alan Hankshaw, Alan Hawkeshaw, Alan Hawkeshawe, Alan Hawkshan, Alan Hawksworth, Alan Hawshaw, Alan Mawkshaw, Allan Hawkshaw, Allen Hawkshaw, E. Hawkshaw, Hankshaw, Hawkeshaw, Hawkshaw, Hawkshow, Hawshaw, W. A. Hawkshaw, sky-hawk
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KPM 1015 |
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Bill Martin & Phil Coulter, Alan Hawkshaw, Tony Allan (3) | Bill Martin & Phil Coulter, Alan Hawkshaw, Tony Allan (3) - The Sound Of Pop | KPM Music | KPM 1015 | UK | 1967 | Sell This Version | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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KPM 1027 |
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Alan Hawkshaw / David Gold (5) / Keith Mansfield | Alan Hawkshaw / David Gold (5) / Keith Mansfield - Soul Organ Showcase | KPM Music | KPM 1027 | UK | 1968 | Sell This Version | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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KPM 1044 |
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Keith Mansfield / Alan Hawkshaw | Keith Mansfield / Alan Hawkshaw - The Big Beat (Album) | KPM Music | KPM 1044 | UK | 1969 | Sell This Version | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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KPM 1043 |
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Alan Hawkshaw / Keith Mansfield | Alan Hawkshaw / Keith Mansfield - Beat Incidental (Album) | KPM Music | KPM 1043 | UK | 1969 | Sell This Version | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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KPM 1079 |
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Alan Hawkshaw / Alan Parker / Johnny Hawksworth | Alan Hawkshaw / Alan Parker / Johnny Hawksworth - Beat Industrial (LP) | KPM Music | KPM 1079 | UK | 1970 | Sell This Version | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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KPM 1076 |
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Johnny Pearson / Keith Mansfield / Alan Hawkshaw | Johnny Pearson / Keith Mansfield / Alan Hawkshaw - Speed And Excitement (LP) | KPM Music | KPM 1076 | UK | 1970 | Sell This Version | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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DW/LP 3219 |
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Alan Parker & Alan Hawkshaw | Alan Parker & Alan Hawkshaw - Alternatives (LP) | Music De Wolfe | DW/LP 3219 | UK | 1971 | Sell This Version | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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KPM 1086 |
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Alan Parker, Alan Hawkshaw | Alan Parker, Alan Hawkshaw - Music For A Young Generation (LP) | KPM Music | KPM 1086 | UK | 1971 | Sell This Version | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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S-LEAC-1041/2 |
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Cliff Richard With Hank Marvin / John Farrar / Brian Bennett / Alan Hawkshaw And Olivia Newton-John | Cliff Richard With Hank Marvin / John Farrar / Brian Bennett / Alan Hawkshaw And Olivia Newton-John - Cliff Goes East (2xLP, Album, Gat) | Columbia | S-LEAC-1041/2 | Singapore | 1972 | Sell This Version | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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TWO 391, 1E 062 ◦ 05134 |
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Alan Hawkshaw | 27 Top T.V. Themes & Commercials (LP, Album) | Columbia, Columbia | TWO 391, 1E 062 ◦ 05134 | UK | 1972 | Sell This Version | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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KPM 1080 |
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Alan Parker / Alan Hawkshaw / Joe Haider | Alan Parker / Alan Hawkshaw / Joe Haider - Flute For Moderns (LP, Album) | KPM Music | KPM 1080 | UK | 1972 | Sell This Version | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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KPM 1112 |
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David Lindup / Alan Parker / Alan Hawkshaw | David Lindup / Alan Parker / Alan Hawkshaw - The Rhythm Of Modern Life / Vaudeville (LP) | KPM Music | KPM 1112 | UK | 1972 | Sell This Version | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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6414 310 |
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Alan Hawkshaw | Organ Sounds In Super Stereo (LP, Album) | Philips | 6414 310 | UK | 1972 | Sell This Version | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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KPM 1122 |
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Alan Hawkshaw / Dave Gold* | Alan Hawkshaw / Dave Gold* - Move With The Times (Album) | KPM Music | KPM 1122 | UK | 1973 | Sell This Version | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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DW/LP 3262 |
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Alan Parker & Alan Hawkshaw | Alan Parker & Alan Hawkshaw - Black Pearl | Music De Wolfe | DW/LP 3262 | UK | 1973 | Sell This Version | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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KPM 1124 |
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Keith Mansfield / Alan Hawkshaw / David Snell (2) | Keith Mansfield / Alan Hawkshaw / David Snell (2) - Big Business / Wind Of Change (Album) | KPM Music | KPM 1124 | UK | 1973 | Sell This Version | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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KPM 1123 |
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Alan Hawkshaw / James Clarke | Alan Hawkshaw / James Clarke - Friendly Faces (LP) | KPM Music | KPM 1123 | UK | 1973 | Sell This Version | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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TIM 1011 |
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Alan Hawkshaw / Alan Parker | Alan Hawkshaw / Alan Parker - The Rock Machine (LP) | Themes International Music | TIM 1011 | UK | 1973 | Sell This Version | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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2486 068 |
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Alan Hawkshaw | Non Stop Hammond Hits (Album) | Polydor | 2486 068 | Australia | 1974 | Sell This Version | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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KPM 1132 |
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Brian Bennett & Alan Hawkshaw | Brian Bennett & Alan Hawkshaw - Synthesis (Album) | KPM Music | KPM 1132 | UK | 1974 | Sell This Version | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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TIM 1012 |
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A. Hawkshaw* / B. Bennett* | A. Hawkshaw* / B. Bennett* - Synthesizer And Percussion (Album) | Themes International Music | TIM 1012 | UK | 1974 | Sell This Version | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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KPM 1169 |
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Alan Hawkshaw | Arp Odyssey (LP) | KPM Music | KPM 1169 | UK | 1975 | Sell This Version | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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KPM 1192 |
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Alan Hawkshaw | The Road Forward (Album) | KPM Music | KPM 1192 | UK | 1977 | Sell This Version | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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TIM 1027 |
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A. Parker* / A. Hawkshaw* / M. Moran* | A. Parker* / A. Hawkshaw* / M. Moran* - Contemporary Contrasts (LP) | Themes International Music | TIM 1027 | UK | 1977 | Sell This Version | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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KPM 1193 |
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Alan Hawkshaw / John Leach | Alan Hawkshaw / John Leach - Classical Synthesiser / Stained Glass Windows (LP) | KPM Music | KPM 1193 | UK | 1977 | Sell This Version |
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Alain_Patrick
August 25, 2007
edited over 15 years ago
Composer, keyboardist, arranger & performer Alan Hawkshaw had what we would call a prolific career as a music artist on the sixties, seventies and eighties on the most diverse funtions.
Despite his 'Souler' reputation for being a member of a band behind the classic "The Champ", Alan also made a career working on themes for movies and television programmes and was part of many bands (from Rock & Roll band Emile Ford And The Checkmates in the sixties to The Shadows in the seventies); he also work for other well-known artists (Olivia Newton-John, Jane Birkin & Serge Gainsbourg) using his talent as pianist, arranger and musical director.
In the USA, as part of the project Love De-Luxe in 1979 (on Hawkshaw's Discophonia), one of his productions reached a first ranking on the Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play charts - the single "Here Comes That Sound Again".
Alan was a key member on the legendary Soul-Funk project The Mohawks (the one behind the timeless classic "The Champ", largely sampled by Breakbeat-based genres such as Hip Hop, R&B and Jungle-Drum n'Bass since the eighties. This magic moment of his artistic journey under the band named The Mohawks would take place on the end sixties; The Mohawks would never do any official tour or major performances, but their ground breaking relase "The Champ" would stand the test of time as a Breakbeat standard for an incredible amount of music since then. The number of samples generated and the re-releases from that all-time classic "The Champ" is something Alan would never imagine himself at that time, not even on his wildest dreams.
Despite his 'Souler' reputation for being a member of a band behind the classic "The Champ", Alan also made a career working on themes for movies and television programmes and was part of many bands (from Rock & Roll band Emile Ford And The Checkmates in the sixties to The Shadows in the seventies); he also work for other well-known artists (Olivia Newton-John, Jane Birkin & Serge Gainsbourg) using his talent as pianist, arranger and musical director.
In the USA, as part of the project Love De-Luxe in 1979 (on Hawkshaw's Discophonia), one of his productions reached a first ranking on the Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play charts - the single "Here Comes That Sound Again".
Alan was a key member on the legendary Soul-Funk project The Mohawks (the one behind the timeless classic "The Champ", largely sampled by Breakbeat-based genres such as Hip Hop, R&B and Jungle-Drum n'Bass since the eighties. This magic moment of his artistic journey under the band named The Mohawks would take place on the end sixties; The Mohawks would never do any official tour or major performances, but their ground breaking relase "The Champ" would stand the test of time as a Breakbeat standard for an incredible amount of music since then. The number of samples generated and the re-releases from that all-time classic "The Champ" is something Alan would never imagine himself at that time, not even on his wildest dreams.
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