Screamin’ Jay Hawkins
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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."
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Screamin' Jay Hawkins | 5 |
| Screamin’ Jay Hawkins canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9656958 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Screamin’ Jay Hawkins Context triple: [Hawkins, hasNotableBearer, Screamin’ Jay Hawkins]
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A.
Lloyd Price
Lloyd Price was an influential American R&B singer and songwriter best known for 1950s hits like "Lawdy Miss Clawdy" and "Stagger Lee," which helped shape early rock and roll.
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B.
Freddy Cannon
Freddy Cannon is an American rock and roll singer best known for his energetic 1950s–60s hits like "Tallahassee Lassie" and "Palisades Park."
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C.
Johnny Ace
Johnny Ace was an influential American rhythm and blues singer of the early 1950s, best known for his smooth ballads and his tragic death by an accidental self-inflicted gunshot.
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D.
Johnny Horton
Johnny Horton was an American country and rockabilly singer best known for his historical narrative songs and chart-topping hits in the late 1950s.
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E.
Buck Ram
Buck Ram was an American songwriter, producer, and music manager best known for shaping and managing the career of the vocal group The Platters.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Screamin’ Jay Hawkins Target entity description: 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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A.
Lloyd Price
Lloyd Price was an influential American R&B singer and songwriter best known for 1950s hits like "Lawdy Miss Clawdy" and "Stagger Lee," which helped shape early rock and roll.
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B.
Freddy Cannon
Freddy Cannon is an American rock and roll singer best known for his energetic 1950s–60s hits like "Tallahassee Lassie" and "Palisades Park."
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C.
Johnny Ace
Johnny Ace was an influential American rhythm and blues singer of the early 1950s, best known for his smooth ballads and his tragic death by an accidental self-inflicted gunshot.
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D.
Johnny Horton
Johnny Horton was an American country and rockabilly singer best known for his historical narrative songs and chart-topping hits in the late 1950s.
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E.
Buck Ram
Buck Ram was an American songwriter, producer, and music manager best known for shaping and managing the career of the vocal group The Platters.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American singer
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human ⓘ musician ⓘ performer ⓘ songwriter ⓘ |
| associatedAct |
The Clash
NERFINISHED
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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
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rhythm and blues ⓘ rock and roll ⓘ shock rock ⓘ |
| givenName | Jalacy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedGenre |
horror rock
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shock rock ⓘ |
| instrument |
guitar
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piano ⓘ vocals ⓘ |
| knownFor |
macabre stage persona
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pioneering shock rock aesthetics ⓘ theatrical stage performances ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| name | Screamin’ Jay Hawkins NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notablePerformanceElement |
emerging from a coffin on stage
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use of skull props on stage ⓘ |
| notableSong | I Put a Spell on You NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork | I Put a Spell on You NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
actor
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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 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Screamin’ Jay Hawkins Description of subject: 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."
Referenced by (6)
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