Erskine Hawkins and the Birmingham Heritage Band, Function at the Junction, 1988 (4 Photos)
Title
Erskine Hawkins and the Birmingham Heritage Band, Function at the Junction, 1988 (4 Photos)
Subject
Description
Erskine Hawkins performs with the Birmingham Heritage Band at the annual Function at the Junction in Ensley, Alabama, July 23, 1988. Amos Gordon conducts in the band. Henry Blankenship sings.
Begun in 1985 in Ensley's Tuxedo Junction Park, the Function at the Junction served as annual homecoming celebration for Erskine Hawkins (1914-1993). The event continues today in the renamed Erskine Hawkins Park.
Photos by Craig Legg. Restoration courtesy Ted Tucker and Travis Morgan.
Begun in 1985 in Ensley's Tuxedo Junction Park, the Function at the Junction served as annual homecoming celebration for Erskine Hawkins (1914-1993). The event continues today in the renamed Erskine Hawkins Park.
Photos by Craig Legg. Restoration courtesy Ted Tucker and Travis Morgan.
Date
1988-06-23
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Photograph
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Citation
“Erskine Hawkins and the Birmingham Heritage Band, Function at the Junction, 1988 (4 Photos),” Southern Music Research Center, accessed July 3, 2024, https://southernmusicresearch.org/items/show/1289.