Screamin' Jay Hawkins
Jalacy J. Hawkins' wild songs and onstage theatrics of his self-created brand of voodoo jive earned him the name Screamin' Jay Hawkins. His act has often featured him emerging from a casket to sing his best-known hit, "I put a spell on you" (1956), carrying a skull smoking a cigarette (you know smoking's bad for you, look at Henry...). Other novelties, ranging from "Feast of the Mau Maus" to "Constipation blues" (1967), may have stereotyped his talent, but on the other hand, his idiosyncracies have brought him TV and movie appearances that would have eluded him had he played his music straight. Regardless of style, Hawkins's recordings still display a remarkable voice, which would have been used for opera had Screamin' Jay had his way.
His first movie role in the 1957 movie Mr. Rock'n'Roll was never shown. His song "I put a spell on you" starred in the Jim Jarmusch movie Stranger than Paradise (1983), the man himself played in the movie Mystery train by the same director.
Sweet Daddy Hawk died on 12 February 2000 at the age of 70.
Read a great interview with Screamin' Jay Hawkins! (thanks to Trevor Cajiao from Now Dig This)
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In the early days
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in the movie Mister Rock and Roll (1957)
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in the movie Mister Rock and Roll (1957)
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1996. - Photo: Niles Frantz
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1994.07.31 Berlin, ... (live). - Photo: Stefan Müller
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1996 Chicago, "Chicago Blues Festival"
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1996 (at a festival in France)
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Screamin' Jay Hawkins on the cover of the CD AT LAST (1998). - Photo: Vincent Lignier
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Screamin' Jay Hawkins photo session for the CD AT LAST (1998). - Photos: Vincent Lignier
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Photo: (c) 2000 Jean-Pierre Arniac
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T-shirt by Rocklegends4u: "Screamin' Jay and a ghostly voodoo apparition"
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Weblinks
- Jayskids.com - this site says to search for the about 57 children of Screamin' Jay Hawkins...
- Screamin' Jay Hawkins (Volker Stieber) - extensive biography with many quotes and album covers
- Voodoo Café : a tiny room of Screamin' Jay Hawkins - Screamin' Jay Hawkins tribute in Japanese
- Screamin' Jay Hawkins : Singles / Albums / Compilations (Wangdangdula.com / Pete Hoppula) - discography
- Screamin' Jay Hawkins (Tom Simon) - short biography
- Name: Jay Hawkins - short biography
minor sites
- Screamin' Jay Hawkins (Wilson and Alroy's record reviews)
- Screamin' Jay Hawkins (Yahoo Music) - biography, discography, sound clips
- Screamin' Jay Hawkins (UBL) - Biography, discography
- Screamin' Jay Hawkins (Last Call Records) - biography
- Screamin' Jay Hawkins (CD Universe) - with many sound clips in RealAudio format
- Screamin' Jay Hawkins (CD Now) - with some music clips in Real Audio and/or MPEG
- Blues diary 2003 - something in Japanese
- Screamin' Jay Hawkins : I put a spell on you - biography and album reviews in Norwegian
- Screamin' Jay Hawkins (Myspace.com)
Music
- Screamin' Jay Hawkins: FRENZY / STONE CRAZY - both albums complete in Real Audio
- The Big Black Hole : Michael Roberts' jukebox - feat. sound clips of "I put a spell on you" and "Little demon" in .AIFF format