Screamin' Jay Hawkins

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.

Known For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

18 July 1929

Death Day

12 February 2000

Place of Birth

Cleveland, Ohio, USA