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          Rosa Lee Hawkins, a member of the '60s girl group The Dixie Cups, has died.

        1. Rosa Lee Hawkins, a member of the '60s girl group The Dixie Cups, has died.
        2. Rosa Lee Hawkins was born on Oct. 23, , in New Orleans to Hartzell Hawkins, a self-employed carpenter, and Lucille (Merette) Hawkins, a.
        3. Rosa Lee Hawkins was born on 23 October in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. She was a composer, known for Knockin' on Heaven's Door (), Mission.
        4. Rosa Lee Hawkins, one of the three original singers in New Orleans rhythm & blues vocal trio the Dixie Cups, died Tuesday at Tampa General Hospital in Florida.
        5. The original band members were Barbara Ann Hawkins, her sister Rosa Lee Hawkins and their cousin, Joan Marie Johnson.

          6. Rosa Lee Hawkins was born on 23 October in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. She was a composer, known for Knockin' on Heaven's Door (), Mission..

          The Dixie Cups

          American musical girl group of the s

          For other uses, see Dixie cups (disambiguation).

          The Dixie Cups (formerly known as The Meltones) are an American pop music girl group established in the s.

          They are best known for a string of hits including their singles "Chapel of Love", "People Say", and "Iko Iko".

          Career

          The group hit the top of the charts in with "Chapel of Love," a song that Phil Spector, Jeff Barry, and Ellie Greenwich had originally written for The Ronettes.[1] The trio consisted of sisters Barbara Ann and Rosa Lee Hawkins, plus their cousin Joan Marie Johnson, from New Orleans.[2] They first sang together in grade school.

          Originally, they were to be called Little Miss and the Muffets, but were named the Dixie Cups just prior to their first release.[3]

          In , the trio decided to pursue a professional career in music and began singing locally as the Meltones.[4] Within a year Joe Jones, a successful singer