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Screamin' Jay Hawkins
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American singer-songwriter, musician, actor, film producer, and boxer (1929-2000)
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Screamin' Jay Hawkins, born Jalacy Hawkins on July 18, 1929, in Cleveland, Ohio, was an American actor, pianist, singer, and composer. He served in World War II and began his work period in 1942. A male baritone who played the piano, he performed in genres including blues, shock rock, rock and roll, and rhythm and blues.
Hawkins recorded for OKeh Records and Philips Records. He was also associated with jazz and weird music tags. He died on February 12, 2000, in Neuilly-sur-Seine. He spoke and wrote in English.
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Film & TV
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.
Known for
- 57 Screaming Kids — Self (archive footage)2001
- Peut-être — Chanteur Bouge1999
- Dance with the Devil — Adolfo1997
- A Rage in Harlem — Self1991
- Mystery Train — Night Clerk1989
- Two Moon Junction — Blues Club Singer1988
- Joey1986
- American Hot Wax — Self1978
- Mister Rock and Roll — Self1957
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United States
- Active from
- 1929
- Active to
- 2000
Discography
- I Put a Spell on You / Little Demon1956
- Frenzy1957
- Alligator Wine / There’s Something Wrong With You1958
- At Home With Screamin’ Jay Hawkins1958
- Screamin’ Jay Hawkins (mono version)1958
- I Hear Voices / Just Don’t Care1962
- The Night and Day of Screamin’ Jay Hawkins1966
- What That Is!1969
- Because Is in Your Mind1970
- A Portrait of a Man and His Woman1972
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 534,515
- Total plays
- 3,875,302
Tags
Screamin' Jay Hawkins (Jalacy Hawkins, July 18, 1929 – February 12, 2000) was an American musician, singer, and actor, famed for his powerful, operatic vocal delivery and wildly theatrical performances of songs such as "I Put a Spell on You" and "Frenzy". Born and raised in Cleveland, Ohio, Hawkins studied classical piano as a child and learned guitar in his twenties. His initial goal was to become an opera singer (Hawkins has cited Paul Robeson as his musical idol in interviews) <a href="http
Key facts
- Also known as
- Jay Hawkins
- Born
- Jalacy J. Hawkins , ( 1929-07-18 ) July 18, 1929, Cleveland, Ohio , U.S.
- Died
- February 12, 2000 (2000-02-12) (aged 70), Neuilly-sur-Seine , France
- Genres
- Blues rhythm and blues soul rock and roll shock rock
- Occupations
- Singer songwriter musician actor film producer boxer
- Instruments
- Vocals piano guitar
- Years active
- 1951–2000
- Labels
- Okeh Epic Philips
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Family name
- Hawkins
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Cleveland
- Place of death
- Neuilly-sur-Seine
- Occupation
- songwriter
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Genre
- soul
- Instrument
- piano
- Record label
- Philips Records
- Conflict
- World War II
- Image
- Screamin'Eyes.jpg
- Voice type
- baritone
Show 7 more facts
- date of birth
- 1929-07-18
- date of death
- 2000-02-12
- Commons category
- Screamin' Jay Hawkins
- start of work period
- 1942-00-00
- pseudonym
- Screamin' Jay Hawkins
- name in native language
- Jalacy Hawkins
- writing language
- English language
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Encyclopedic overview
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 powerful, 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 pioneer of shock rock. He received a nomination for the Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Male for his performance in the 1989 indie film Mystery Train.
Early life
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