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Screamin' Jay Hawkins

Screamin' Jay Hawkins

Born: 1929-07-18 • Cleveland, Ohio, USA

Jalacy "Screamin' Jay" Hawkins was an American singer, songwriter, musician, and actor. Famed chiefly for his powerful, operatic vocal delivery and wildly theatrical performances of songs such as "I Put a Spell on You" (1956), he sometimes used macabre props onstage, making him an early pioneer of shock rock.

Filmography
57 Screaming Kids poster
57 Screaming Kids
2001 • Self (archive footage)
Peut-être poster
Peut-être
1999 • Chanteur Bouge
Dance with the Devil poster
Dance with the Devil
1997 • Adolfo
A Rage in Harlem poster
A Rage in Harlem
1991 • Self
Mystery Train poster
Mystery Train
1989 • Night Clerk
Two Moon Junction poster
Two Moon Junction
1988 • Blues Club Singer
Joey poster
Joey
1986
American Hot Wax poster
American Hot Wax
1978 • Self
Mister Rock and Roll poster
Mister Rock and Roll
1957 • Self