Ernie Hawkins is one of the world’s leading authorities on acoustic blues and the music of Reverend Gary Davis. Ernie has been teaching and performing for over fifty years.

"Ernie Hawkins is an important link in the unbroken chain of blues and gospel artists. His guitaristry and love of the style is incomparable. From the Rev. Gary Davis into the future with his own style Ernie is one of the special ones!" Jorma Kaukonen