Al Hawkes

American multi-instrumentalist, founder of Event Records, and pioneer of the American bluegrass movement. Born December 25, 1930 in Providence, Rhode Island. Died December 28, 2018. 1980 Inducted into the Maine Country Music Hall of Fame 1983 Bluegrass Artist of the Year (MCMA)* 1984 Folk Artist of the Year (MCMA)* 1989 Bluegrass Band “Al Hawkes & Nitehawks” (MCMA)* Folk Artist of the Year (MCMA)* Mandolin - 1st Place in DECMA* competition Acoustic Guitar - 1st Place in DECMA* competition Folk Artist - 1st Place in DECMA* competition Vocal Soloist - 3rd Place in DECMA* competition Maine Country Music Instrumentalist of the Year (DECMA)* 1990 1st Place Mandolin at North New Vinyard Mountain Bluegrass Festival 1990 Duke Knight Memorial Award for outstanding service to country music (MCMA)* - Bluegrass Award – “Al Hawkes &Nitehawks”(MCMA) Entertainer of the Year (MCMA)* Recording - 1st Place Award in DECMA* competition Best Dressed Country Entertainer Award (DECMA)* Colony States Country Instrumentalist of the Year (CMAA)* American Eagle Award for National Country Music Instrumentalist of the Year, Calif. (CMAA)* 1991 Mandolin - 1st Place Award in DECMA* competition Acoustic Guitar - 1st Place Award in DECMA* competition Folk Artist - 1st Place Award in DECMA* competition Recording - 1st Place Award in DECMA* competition Bluegrass Award – “Al Hawkes & String Fusion” (DECMA)* 1991 Lenny Breau Memorial Award (DECMA)* 1992 Bluegrass Band of the Year – Al Hawkes & Nitehawks (MCMA)* 1995 Dick Curless Memorial Award (DECMA)* 1996 16th Annual Country Music Pioneer Award (DECMA)* 2001 Bluegrass Pioneer Award (BMAM)* 2003 DECMA* Founder's Award - [In appreciation of a lifetime of preserving, recording and performing Country & Bluegrass music] 2007 Inducted into the America's Old-Time Country Music Hall of Fame 2008 Recognized & Honored as one of the first Pioneers of Bluegrass Music (IBMM)* 2008 Lifetime Achievement Award – 2008 (DECMA)* 2009 Music Industry Heritage Award (BBU)*