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.

Most Known For

Mystery Train

as Night Clerk

Two Moon Junction

as Blues Club Singer

Dance with the Devil

as Adolfo

Peut-être

as Chanteur Bouge

A Rage in Harlem

as Self

American Hot Wax

as Self

Joey

Mister Rock and Roll

as Self

57 Screaming Kids

as Self (archive footage)