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Cool hand uke: The Cars’ Greg Hawkes does the Beatles
By Jim Sullivan
Wednesday, January 7, 2009
Greg Hawkes saw the Beatles play the Baltimore Civic Center on Sept. 13, 1964. He was 11.
That night something joyous exploded in his head. Already taking piano and clarinet lessons, he began to learn guitar. The first Beatles song he played was “She Loves You.”
Nearly 45 years later, Hawkes - keyboard and synthesizer whiz for ’80s Boston new wave hit-makers the Cars - has released a 15-track solo CD of all-instrumental Beatles covers. This isn’t just any Beatles tribute. It uses only one instrument: the ukulele - four types, from baritone to soprano.
“I’ve come full circle,” Hawkes said with a laugh during an interview at his Lincoln home.
Read the full article here.
By Jim Sullivan
Wednesday, January 7, 2009
Greg Hawkes saw the Beatles play the Baltimore Civic Center on Sept. 13, 1964. He was 11.
That night something joyous exploded in his head. Already taking piano and clarinet lessons, he began to learn guitar. The first Beatles song he played was “She Loves You.”
Nearly 45 years later, Hawkes - keyboard and synthesizer whiz for ’80s Boston new wave hit-makers the Cars - has released a 15-track solo CD of all-instrumental Beatles covers. This isn’t just any Beatles tribute. It uses only one instrument: the ukulele - four types, from baritone to soprano.
“I’ve come full circle,” Hawkes said with a laugh during an interview at his Lincoln home.
Read the full article here.
