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Screamin' Jay Hawkins

Jalacy "Screamin' Jay" Hawkins (July 18, 1929 – February 12, 2000) was an American singer-songwriter, musician, actor, film producer, and boxer. 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.

Birth and Death Data: Born July 18th, 1929 (Cleveland), Died February 12th, 2000 (Neuilly-sur-Seine)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1966

Roles Represented in DAHR: vocalist

Recordings

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Decca 117676 7/8/1966 I'm not made of clay-1 ; I'm not made of clay Screamin' Jay Hawkins vocalist  
Decca 117677 7/8/1966 All night-1 ; All night Screamin' Jay Hawkins vocalist  
Decca 117678 7/8/1966 Mountain jive-1 ; Mountain jive Screamin' Jay Hawkins vocalist  
Decca 117679 7/8/1966 I'll be there-1 ; I'll be there Screamin' Jay Hawkins vocalist  
Decca 118364 12/29/1966 I put a spell on you Screamin' Jay Hawkins vocalist  
Decca 118365 12/29/1966 Two can play this game Screamin' Jay Hawkins vocalist  
Decca 118366 12/29/1966 Shattered Screamin' Jay Hawkins vocalist  
Decca 118367 12/29/1966 You're an exception to the rule Screamin' Jay Hawkins vocalist  

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Hawkins, Screamin' Jay," accessed February 26, 2021, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/320475.

Hawkins, Screamin' Jay. (2021). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved February 26, 2021, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/320475.

"Hawkins, Screamin' Jay." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2021. Web. 26 February 2021.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/320475

External Sources

Wikipedia:

Discogs: Hawkins, Screamin' Jay

Allmusic: Hawkins, Screamin' Jay

Linked Open Data Sources

LCNAR: http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n92065915

Wikidata: http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q455754

VIAF: https://viaf.org/viaf/46946622/

MusicBrainz: https://musicbrainz.org/artist/185af318-55c7-405f-8b00-0fa308e56da9

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