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&sq=Facebook&lang=en&file=File:Hawks_30_Seconds_Over_Otho_inner_sleeve_1981.jpg) Hawks 1981 - from left to right: Larry Adams, Kirk Kaufman, Dave Steen, Dave Hearn and Frank Wiewel | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Fort Dodge & Otho IA, USA |
| Genres | Power pop, rock |
| Years active | 1979–1982 |
| Labels | Columbia Records Not Lame Recordings |
Hawks was a power pop group based in the Fort Dodge, Iowa area from 1979 to 1982. The band consisted of Dave Hearn (keyboards, vocals), Larry Adams (drums), Frank Wiewel (bass, lead vocals), Kirk Kaufman (guitar, vocals) and Dave Steen (guitar, vocals). They released two albums on Columbia Records - Hawks (rel. 3/81, NJC 36922) and 30 Seconds Over Otho (rel. 7/82, ARC 38058) − while they were together. A third album, Perfect World Radio (Not Lame Recordings), was released posthumously and was made up of tracks the group had been working on after the second album's release. A cassette-only release entitled Hawks III (JR-2) was also made available on the Junior's Motel imprint. Hawks was, at the time of their signing with Columbia, the first group to be signed on the strength of an unsolicited demo.[1] The group disbanded after being dropped from Columbia each going their separate ways.[2] In 2007, Hawks was inducted into the Iowa Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.[3] Their name is an acronym.
- ^ Mueller, Connie. "2007 Inductees". Iowa rock and Roll Assoc. Retrieved 30 July 2013.
- ^ Egan, Ann (28 Jan 1982). "Iowa Rock Group Otho Good". The Des Moines Register.
- ^ Mueller, Connie. "Hawks". Iowa Rock and Roll Assoc. Retrieved 30 July 2013.