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Screamin' Jay Hawkins

Screamin' Jay Hawkins

Birthday: 1929-07-18 | Place of Birth: Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.

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.

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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

1999
Peut-être

as    Chanteur Bouge

1997
Dance with the Devil

as    Adolfo

1991
A Rage in Harlem

as    Self

1989
Mystery Train

as    Night Clerk