Alan Hawkshaw

"William" Alan Hawkshaw (født 27. marts 1937 i Leeds, England, død 16. oktober 2021) var en engelsk komponist, arrangør,  pianist og organist.

Hawkshaw er mest kendt for sit korte medlemskab i den engelske instrumental gruppe The Shadows (1969-1970). Han har medvirket på indspilninger af bl.a. Cliff Richard, Olivia Newton-John, Tom Jones, Brian Bennett og Serge Gainsbourg og har også indspillet plader i eget navn. Han var med til at danne og lede gruppen Mohawk i 1969. Hawkshaw spillede senere med som sideman på to Shadows plader String of Hits (1979) og XXV (1983). Han arbejdede senere som sessionmusiker.

Udvalgt LP/CD Diskografi 

 Emile Ford and The Checkmates -  New Tracks With Emile (1961)
 Emile Ford and The Checkmates - Emile (1962) 
 Brian Bennett – Change of Direction (1967)
 Alan Hawkshaw - Soul Organ Showcase (1968)
 Brian Bennett – The Illustrated London Noise (1969)
 Alan Hawkshaw - Beat Incidental (1969)
 Alan Hawkshaw – Mohawk - The Champ (1969)
 Alan Hawkshaw - The Big Beat (1969)
 Alan Hawkshaw & Various – Hair (1969)
 The Shadows – Live in Japan (1969)
 The Shadows – Shades of Rock (1970)
 Alan Hawkshaw - Speed and Excitement (1970)
 Marvin, Welch & Farrar – Marvin Welch & Farrar (1971)
 Marvin Welch & Farrar – Second Opinion (1971)
 Cliff Richard with Marvin / Farrar Group – Cliff Goes East (1972)
 Alan Hawkshaw – Plays the Philicorda (1972)
 Alan Hawkshaw – 27 Top Tv Themes and Commercials (1972)
 Alan Hawkshaw - Beat Industrial (1972)
 Alan Hawkshaw - Move with the Times (1973)
 Alan Hawkshaw - Friendly Faces (1973)
 Collage – Misty (1973) – trio med Brian Bennett og Dave Richmond
 Moody – The Gentle Rain (1973)
 Synthesis - (1974) duo med Brian Bennett 
 Synthesizer & Percussion (1974) duo med Brian Bennett
 Alan Hawkshaw – Non Stop Hammond Hits (1974)
 Alan Hawkshaw – A Jazz Message (1975)
 Alan Hawkshaw - Hot Wax (1976) med Brian Bennett
 Alan Hawkshaw - The Road Forward (1977)
 Alan Hawkshaw - Stained Glass Windows (1977)
 Brian Bennett – Rock Dreams (1977) med Brian Bennett Band
 Alan Hawkshaw – The Silent Witness (1978) 
 Alan Hawkshaw – Frontiers Of Science (1979) 
 Alan Hawkshaw - Cocktail time (1979)
 The Shadows – String of Hits (1979) – (som sideman på enkelte numre)
 Alan Hawkshaw – Love De-Lux – Again and Again (1979)
 Alan Hawkshaw - New Horizon / The Seven Wonders of the World (1980)
 Alan Hawkshaw - Great Mysteries of The World (1981)
 Alan Hawkshaw - Music Machine (1981) - med Brian Bennett & Dave Lawson
 Alan Hawkshaw - Audio Visual Energi (1982)
 The Shadows – XXV (1983)- (som sideman på enkelte numre)
 Alan Hawkshaw – Alan Hawkshaw's Universal Bulletin (1984) 
 Alan Hawkshaw – Girl In a Sportscar (19?)
 Alan Hawkshaw - Top of the Range - (1985) - med Hank Marvin
 Alan Hawkshaw – Power (1986) 
 Alan Hawkshaw – Gold Silver Bronze (1987) 
 Alan Hawkshaw – Impact (1990) 
 Alan Hawkshaw – Elements (1992) 
 Alan Hawkshaw – Love Hurts ( Soundtrack) (1993)
 Hank Marvin - Heartbeat (1993)
 Alan Hawkshaw – Atmosphere 24 - Mystery & Imagination (1995) 
 Alan Hawkshaw – Entertainment 49 - (1996) med The Living Orchestra 
 Alan Hawkshaw – Music From Arthur C Clarke's Mysterious Universe (1997) 
 Alan Hawkshaw – The Venus Legacy (1998) 
 Alan Hawkshaw – Hawk's Hammond Lounge (2000) 
 Alan Hawkshaw – Orchestral Phantasia (2002) 
 Alan Hawkshaw – The Big Screen (2003) 
 Alan Hawkshaw – Phantasia (2011)
 Brian Bennett / Alan Hawkshaw - Full Circle - (2018)

Singles  

 The Shadows - "Slaughter on tenth Avenue" / "Midnight Cowboy" (1969)
 Brian Bennett Band - Thunderbolt / Clearing skies (1977) 
 Brian Bennett Band - Saturday night special / Farewell to a friend (1977) 
 Brian Bennett Band - Girls back home / Jonty Jump (1977) 
 Alan Hawkshaw - "New Earth" / "Odyssey" (1977) 
 Alan Hawkshaw - "Puppet On A String" / "Everybody Knows" (1969) 
 Alan Hawkshaw - "Deluxe" / "Grange Hill" (1979) 
 Alan Hawkshaw / Adrian Younge / Brian Bennett  - "Rafelli Chase" / "High Diver" (2009)

Biografier 
 The Champ – The Hawk Talks - Selvbiografi 
 The Shadows & Mike Read - The Story of The Shadows

Referencer

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Komponister fra Storbritannien
Pianister fra Storbritannien
Organister fra England
Komponister fra England
Personer fra Leeds