Screamin' Jay Hawkins

Screamin' Jay Hawkins

Jalacy J. "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. He received a nomination for the Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Male for his performance in the 1989 indie film Mystery Train.

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

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1956 - 1966

Roles Represented in DAHR: vocalist

= Recordings are available for online listening.
= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Columbia	JZSP43416	10-in.	1957	There's someting wrong with you	Screamin' Jay Hawkins	Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	vocalist
Columbia	JZSP43417	10-in.	1957	Alligator wine	Screamin' Jay Hawkins	Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	vocalist
Columbia	CO56601	10-in.	9/12/1956	Little demon	Screamin' Jay Hawkins	Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	vocalist
Columbia	CO56602	10-in.	9/12/1956	You ain't foolin' me	Screamin' Jay Hawkins	Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	vocalist
Columbia	CO56603	10-in.	9/12/1956	I put a spell on you	Screamin' Jay Hawkins	Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	vocalist
Columbia	CO56604	10-in.	9/12/1956	Please forgive me	Screamin' Jay Hawkins	Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	vocalist
Columbia	CO57391	10-in.	2/13/1957	You made me love you	Screamin' Jay Hawkins	Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	vocalist
Columbia	CO57392	10-in.	2/13/1957	Yellow coat	Screamin' Jay Hawkins	Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	vocalist
Columbia	CO57393	10-in.	2/13/1957	Hong Kong	Screamin' Jay Hawkins	Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	vocalist
Columbia	CO57394	10-in.	2/13/1957	Darling please forgive me	Screamin' Jay Hawkins	Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	vocalist
Columbia	CO57919	10-in.	5/6/1957	Frenzy	Screamin' Jay Hawkins	Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	vocalist
Columbia	CO57920	10-in.	5/6/1957	Person to person	Screamin' Jay Hawkins	Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	vocalist
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 December 11, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/320475.

Hawkins, Screamin' Jay. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 11, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/320475.

"Hawkins, Screamin' Jay." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 11 December 2025.

Wikidata: Screamin’ Jay Hawkins - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q455754

VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/46946622

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

Fast: http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1783773 - http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1783773

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