Biography:
Erskine Hawkins (July 26, 1914—November 11, 1993) was a trumpet player and big band leader from Birmingham, Alabama, dubbed "The 20th Century Gabriel". He is most remembered as the composer of the jazz standard, "Tuxedo Junction" (1939), which became a popular hit during World War II.
In 1978 Erskine Hawkins became one of the first five artists inducted into the Alabama Jazz Hall of Fame. He died in 1993 in Willingboro, New Jersey. Hawkins was an exact contemporary of another Birmingham jazz great, Sun Ra.
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Way down south in Birmingham
C F
I mean south in Alabam'
C7 F
There's an old place where people go
G C
To dance the night away
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It's a junction where the town folks meet
F C G7
At each function in a tux they greet you
C F G7
They all drive or walk for miles
C F
To get jive that southern style
C7 F
It's an old jive that makes you want
G C
To dance till break of day
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It's a junction where the town folks meet
F C G7
At each function in a tux they greet you
C F G7
Come on down forget your care
C F
Come on down you'll find me there
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So long town I'm heading for
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Tuxedo junction now
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