Screamin' Jay Hawkins

Biography

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.

Known For

Self

American Hot Wax

Adolfo

Perdita Durango

Night Clerk

Mystery Train

Blues Club Singer

Two Moon Junction

Himself (archive footage)

57 Screaming Kids

Chanteur Bouge

Peut-être

Joey

Self

A Rage in Harlem

Self

Mister Rock and Roll