Screamin' Jay Hawkins

Screamin' Jay Hawkins

Actor

Cleveland, Ohio, USA
July 18, 1929

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.

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Screamin' Jay Hawkins 1
Screamin' Jay Hawkins 2

Representative Works

Mystery Train
Mystery Train
7.3
/ English
Two Moon Junction
Two Moon Junction
6.1
/ English
Dance with the Devil
Dance with the Devil
6.5
/ Spanish
Stranger Than Paradise
Stranger Than Paradise
7.2
/ English
A Rage in Harlem
A Rage in Harlem
5.5
/ English
American Hot Wax
American Hot Wax
5.7
/ English
Peut-être
Peut-être
5.3
/ French
Joey
Joey
7.0
/ English
Mister Rock and Roll
Mister Rock and Roll
6.0
/ English
57 Screaming Kids
57 Screaming Kids
No Rating Yet
/ English

Awards and Honors

Critical Favorites

Mystery Train
1989Nominee

Best Performance

Mystery Train

Two Moon Junction
1988Nominee

Best Performance

Two Moon Junction

Dance with the Devil
1997Nominee

Best Performance

Dance with the Devil

Career Highlights

Stranger Than Paradise
1984Highlight

Best Performance

Stranger Than Paradise

A Rage in Harlem
1991Highlight

Best Performance

A Rage in Harlem

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