Screamin' Jay Hawkins

Screamin' Jay Hawkins was born on Jul 18, 1929 in USA. Screamin' Jay Hawkins's big-screen debut came with Two Moon Junction directed by Zalman King in 1988, strarring Blues Club Singer. Screamin' Jay Hawkins is known for Screamin' Jay Hawkins: I Put a Spell on Me directed by Nik Triantafyllidis, Frank Ash stars as Self and Arthur Brown as Self. The upcoming new movie Screamin' Jay Hawkins plays is Screamin' Jay Hawkins: I Put a Spell on Me which will be released on Nov 02, 2001.

Screamin' Jay Hawkins was best known for his song "I Put a Spell On You, " which he recorded on the Okeh label in 1956 and which helped win him cult status in the United States, Europe and Japan. He had originally planned the tune as a ballad, but after a night of heavy drinking he tried again--screaming, yelling and groaning--and never looked back. The snorting, some say "cannibalistic" delivery got "I Put A Spell On You" banned from radio stations across the country. Hawkins went on to use the same demented style again and again. An outrageous performer, he used bizarre stage props, often emerging out of coffins during shows. He would wield rubber snakes and fake tarantulas and wear a boar's tooth around his neck or a bone clipped to his nose. Jay Hawkins got his first break in 1951 as a pianist-valet to veteran jazz guitarist Tiny Grimes. His recording debut was 1952's "Why Did You Waste My Time, " backed by Grimes and his Rockin' Highlanders. In the 1960s, Ha!