Screamin’ Jay Hawkins

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American singer human musician performer songwriter

Screamin’ Jay Hawkins was an American singer, songwriter, and performer famed for his theatrical, macabre stage persona and his influential 1956 hit "I Put a Spell on You."

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Screamin' Jay Hawkins	5

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	American singer ⓘ human ⓘ musician ⓘ performer ⓘ songwriter ⓘ
associatedAct	The Clash NERFINISHED ⓘ The Fuzztones NERFINISHED ⓘ
associatedWith	Alan Freed NERFINISHED ⓘ
birthName	Jalacy J. Hawkins NERFINISHED ⓘ
burialPlace	United States of America NERFINISHED ⓘ
causeOfDeath	aneurysm ⓘ
conflictParticipatedIn	Korean War NERFINISHED ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship	United States of America ⓘ
dateOfBirth	1929-07-18 ⓘ
dateOfDeath	2000-02-12 ⓘ
ethnicity	African-American ⓘ
familyName	Hawkins NERFINISHED ⓘ
genre	blues ⓘ rhythm and blues ⓘ rock and roll ⓘ shock rock ⓘ
givenName	Jalacy NERFINISHED ⓘ
influencedGenre	horror rock ⓘ shock rock ⓘ
instrument	guitar ⓘ piano ⓘ vocals ⓘ
knownFor	macabre stage persona ⓘ pioneering shock rock aesthetics ⓘ theatrical stage performances ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
name	Screamin’ Jay Hawkins NERFINISHED ⓘ
notablePerformanceElement	emerging from a coffin on stage ⓘ use of skull props on stage ⓘ
notableSong	I Put a Spell on You NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableWork	I Put a Spell on You NERFINISHED ⓘ
occupation	actor ⓘ musician ⓘ performer ⓘ singer ⓘ songwriter ⓘ
placeOfBirth	Cleveland, Ohio, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ
placeOfDeath	Neuilly-sur-Seine, France NERFINISHED ⓘ
releaseYearOf	I Put a Spell on You (1956) NERFINISHED ⓘ
servedIn	United States Army ⓘ
yearsActive	1950s–1990s ⓘ