Screamin' Jay Hawkins

Screamin' Jay Hawkins

Born on July 18, 1929 in Cleveland, Ohio, USA, died on February 12, 2000.

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.