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Jalacy J. "Screamin' Jay" Hawkins (July 18, 1929 – February 12, 2000) was an American singer-songwriter, musician, actor, film producer, and boxer. Famed chiefly for his powerfull, shouting vocal delivery and wildly theatrical performances of songs such as " I Put a Spell on You ", he sometimes used macabre props onstage, making him an early ...
Feb 11, 2021 · Long before Rob Zombie, KISS, and even Alice Cooper, there was Screamin' Jay Hawkins. This is the crazy real-life story of music's first shock rocker.
Screaming Jay Hawkins - I Put a Spell on You (Audio) ScreaminJayVEVO. 6.39K subscribers. 3.6M views 8 years ago #OfficialAudio #ScreaminJayHawkins #IPutASpellOnYou.
Feb 14, 2000 · Screamin' Jay Hawkins, who howled, whooped, gurgled and shrieked his way through some of the most unhinged performances in rock history, died on Saturday in Neuilly-sur-Seine, a suburb of Paris.
Oct 28, 2021 · Screamin’ Jay Hawkins, who wrote and originally performed the Halloween standard ‘I Put a Spell On You,’ was one of the most epic one-hit wonders in rock history - unless, that is, you count his next-best-known song, ‘Constipation Blues.’
Screamin' Jay Hawkins. Actor: Mystery Train. Screamin' Jay Hawkins was best known for his song "I Put a Spell On You, " which he recorded on the Okeh label in 1956 and which helped win him cult status in the United States, Europe and Japan.
"I Put a Spell on You" is a 1956 song written and recorded by "Screamin' Jay" Hawkins. The selection became a classic cult song, covered by a variety of artists. It was Hawkins' greatest commercial success, reportedly surpassing a million copies in sales, even though it failed to make the Billboard pop or R&B charts.
