Screamin' Jay Hawkins Musical artist

Jalacy Hawkins (July 18, 1929 – February 12, 2000), better known by the stage name Screamin' Jay Hawkins, was an American rhythm and blues musician, singer, and actor. Famed chiefly for his powerful, operatic 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.

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Screamin' Jay Hawkins
Birth dateJuly 18, 1929
Birth place
Cleveland , Ohio
Date of deathFebruary 12, 2000
Place of death
Neuilly-sur-Seine , France

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Musical artist

Career started1946
Career ended2000
BackgroundSolo singer
genre
Rhythm and blues
Shock rock
Soul music

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