David James "Hawk" Wolinski (born May 13, 1948)[1] is an American keyboardist, songwriter and record producer, best known for his work with the funk band Rufus and their lead singer Chaka Khan.
Wolinski grew up in Chicago, Illinois, and in the late 1960s was the keyboard player and lead singer of the band the Males, and a member of the bands Shadows of Knight and Bangor Flying Circus.
He co-wrote or solely wrote their songs "Hollywood", "Street Player" (later recorded by co-writer Danny Seraphine's band Chicago), "Everlasting Love" (not to be confused with the Robert Knight hit of the same title), "Do You Love What You Feel", and the 1983 hit single "Ain't Nobody", which reached No.
[2] Wolinski has worked with numerous other artists as musician, songwriter or producer, including the Bee Gees, Glenn Frey, Michael Jackson, Danny Seraphine, Beverley Knight, Jeffrey Osborne, Millions Like Us, Stephanie Mills and Minnie Riperton.
He is known for composing individual songs for film soundtracks, including Cobra, Wildcats and Beavis and Butt-Head Do America.