Roy Hawkins

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Roy Hawkins (born ?; died 1973) was an American pianist and blues musician. After working in clubs and recording unsuccessful singles, he broke through with his song "Why Do Everything Happen to Me?," inspired by an auto accident which paralyzed his right arm. He is perhaps best known as the songwriter and originator of a number of renowned R&B songs covered by other atists. These include the aforementioned "Why Do Everything..." (James Brown), "The Thrill Is Gone" (B. B. King), and "Bad Luck Is Falling" (Ray Charles).

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[edit] Singles

• "They Raided the Joint" (1947)
• "Christmas Blues" (1948)
• "It's Too Late to Change" (1949)
• "Forty Jim" (1949)
• "Quarter to One" (1949)
• "Easy Going Magic" (1949)
• "West Express" (1949)
• "Sleepless Nights" (1949)
• "Why Do Everything Happen to Me?" (1950, R&B: #2)
• "On My Way" (1950)
• "My Temperature Is Rising" (1950)
• "Just a Poor Boy" (1950)
• "Blues All Around Me" (1951)
• "You're the Sweetest Thing" (1951)
• "The Thrill Is Gone" (1951, R&B: #6)
• "Gloom and Misery All Around" (1951)
• "You're a Free Little Girl" (1952)
• "Highway 59" (1952)
• "The Thrill Hunt" (1952)
• "Bad Luck Is Falling" (1952)
• "If I Had Listened" (1953)
• "I Wonder Why" (1953)
• "Trouble in Mind" (1953)