Biography
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Screamin Jay Hawkins
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Birth name :
Jalacy Hawkins
Genres :
R&B
Shock rock
Also known as :
Jay Hawkins
Years active :
1946–2000
Born / Died
Born:(1929-07-18)July 18, 1929 Cleveland, Ohio, United States
Died:February 12, 2000(2000-02-12) (aged 70) Neuilly-sur-Seine, France
Jalacy "Screamin' Jay" Hawkins (July 18, 1929 – February 12, 2000) was an American musician, singer, songwriter, 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.
