Screamin' Jay Hawkins
Born: 1929-07-18 in Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Died: 2000-02-12
Known For: Acting
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.
Filmography
2001
- 57 Screaming Kids as Self (archive footage)
1999
- Peut-être as Chanteur Bouge
1997
- Dance with the Devil as Adolfo
1991
- A Rage in Harlem as Self
1989
- Mystery Train as Night Clerk
1988
- Two Moon Junction as Blues Club Singer
1986
1984
- Stranger Than Paradise ... (Songs)
1978
- American Hot Wax as Self
1957
- Mister Rock and Roll as Self