Screamin' Jay Hawkins
Screamin' Jay Hawkins

Screamin' Jay Hawkins

American singer-songwriter, musician, actor, film producer, and boxer (1929-2000)

Screamin' Jay Hawkins was an American singer-songwriter, musician, actor, film producer, and boxer. He released albums including At Home with Screamin' Jay Hawkins, At Last, and Somethin' Funny Goin' On. His most popular songs include I Put a Spell On You and There's Something Wrong With You. Hawkins pioneered a unique musical style blending swampy blues, R&B punch, rockabilly carousing, voodoo, magic, and loopy exotica. He was the originator of outrageous onstage theatrics, such as rising from a coffin during performances. Hawkins also appeared in films such as Mystery Train and Two Moon Junction.

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FROM
Cleveland, OH, United States
BORN
July 18, 1929
GENRE
Blues