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Screamin' Jay Hawkins

Screamin' Jay Hawkins

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

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

Full filmography

57 Screaming Kids
57 Screaming Kids
2001 • Self (archive footage)
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Peut-être
Peut-être
1999 • Chanteur Bouge
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Mystery Train
Mystery Train
1989 • Night Clerk
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Two Moon Junction
Two Moon Junction
1988 • Blues Club Singer
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Screamin' Jay Hawkins – Biography, Known For & Filmography