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William Alfred Hawkins (born May 20, 1940 in Ottawa, Canada) is a songwriter, poet, musician and journalist,〔(Profile of William Hawkins ); www.wmhawkins.com.〕 most notable for his contributions in the 1960s to Canadian folk rock music and to Canadian poetry. His best known song is "Gnostic Serenade", originally recorded by 3's a Crowd. == History == :''When I started writing songs, it was to put music to Bill Hawkins' lyrics.'' ::Bruce Cockburn (2005), Preface to William Hawkins, ''Dancing Alone: Selected Poems'' :''I just dropped out sometime in 1971, when I woke up in the Donwood Clinic, a rehab centre in Toronto, with no idea how I got there, weighing 128 lbs and looking like a ghost in my six-foot frame''. ::William Hawkins (2008), describing his withdrawal from popular music and publication.〔Greg Quill, (William Hawkins: Lost and Found ) Songwriters Magazine, Fall, 2008.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「William Hawkins (songwriter and poet)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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