Greg Hawkes's Birth Card: The King of Hearts

In the record

Gregory A. The birth-card coordinate for October 22 is the King of Hearts — a calendar position, not a forecast of the 2018 Performers with The Cars induction.

Rock Hall record

• 2018 Performers — inducted member of The Cars

The King of Hearts coordinate

Greg Hawkes's birthday maps to the King of Hearts (The Compassionate King). Card Blueprints treats that as a 365-day coordinate: solar value = 55 − (2 × month + day), and the year is unused. It is not a prediction about a Rock & Roll Hall of Fame vote and not a verdict on Greg Hawkes. The card's own language, quoted as system copy rather than biography: You hold emotional authority without hiding behind it.

Live King of Hearts meaning page

Greg Hawkes in the public record

Hawkes (born October 22, 1952) is an American musician and composer who is most notable as a founding member and the keyboardist of the American new wave band the Cars. Hawkes has also played in various bands, including Martin Mull and his Fabulous Furniture and Richard and the Rabbits. He was the last band member to join the Cars. Hawkes is credited with helping popularize new wave and synth-pop in American popular music through his work with the Cars. In 2018, Hawkes was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of the Cars. Hawkes was also a member of the New Cars. He has done solo musical work and has worked as a session musician. Hawkes was born on October 22, 1952.

Summarised from the lead section of the Wikipedia article Greg Hawkes (CC BY-SA 4.0). No biographical facts were written for this page beyond that article.

Where the record meets the 2 of Clubs

A card is a calendar coordinate, not a cause. What follows sets one line of the card's own published language beside one sentence of the sourced record, paired by a documented rule. It is a resemblance offered for the reader to weigh — not a claim about Greg Hawkes, and not a forecast of induction.

You think best with someone else in the room, and you still leave with a position of your own. You think best with others. Ideas solidify when you talk them through. You're the debater, the collaborator, the one who makes partnerships work through communication.

Since 2001, Hawkes has been playing and experimenting with the ukulele, including renditions of the Cars' songs "My Best Friend's Girl", "Drive", "Tonight She Comes" and "You Might Think".

Paired on shared wording: best, think.

Also on the record

1. A native of Fulton, Maryland, he attended Atholton High School, where he played in a band called Teeth.
2. He then attended Berklee College of Music for two years, majoring in composition and flute.
3. He left college to play in various bands, including Martin Mull and his Fabulous Furniture, in which he played flute, saxophone, and clarinet.
4. He also played in a band called Richard and the Rabbits, which included future Cars bandmates Ric Ocasek and Benjamin Orr.

Other inductees with this card

• Chas Chandler — 1994 Performers with The Animals
• Duane Allman — 1995 Performers with The Allman Brothers Band
• Eddie Brigati — 1997 Performers with The (Young) Rascals
• Elliot Easton — 2018 Performers with The Cars
• Florence Ballard — 1988 Performers with The Supremes
• Joe Walsh — 1998 Performers with Eagles
• Keith Richards — 1989 Performers with The Rolling Stones
• Mel Taylor — 2008 Performers with The Ventures
• Michael "Mike D" Diamond — 2012 Performers with Beastie Boys
• Mike Bloomfield — 2015 Performers with The Paul Butterfield Blues Band
• Phife Dawg — 2024 Performers with A Tribe Called Quest
• Rick Wright — 1996 Performers with Pink Floyd
• 1 more inductees share this card.

FAQ

What is Greg Hawkes's birth card?

The King of Hearts. October 22 maps to that card through the public Card Blueprints formula. The year of birth is not used.

Does a birth card predict a Rock Hall induction?

No. These pages are coordinates, not fortune-telling. A birth card names a calendar day in a 52-card year. It does not forecast awards, character, or fate.

Where do Greg Hawkes's dates come from?

Birth date 1952-10-22 is the day-precision date on Greg Hawkes's Wikipedia infobox, verified against Wikidata P569 (CC0, day precision, Gregorian preferred). The two sources match. Inductee identity comes from the Wikipedia Performers list, which cites RockHall.com. Year-only dates and Wikipedia↔Wikidata conflicts are dropped, not guessed. Page hooks and evidence come from the Wikipedia REST summary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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