Screamin' Jay Hawkins

Born: 1929-07-18

Jalacy "Screamin' Jay" Hawkins was an American singer, songwriter, musician, and actor. Famed chiefly for his powerful, operatic vocal delivery and wildly theatrical performances of songs such as "I Put a Spell on You" (1956), he sometimes used macabre props onstage, making him an early pioneer of shock rock.


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Two Moon Junction

as Blues Club Singer
Released: 1988-04-29

A young Southern débutante temporarily abandons her posh lifestyle and upcoming, semi-arranged...

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Dance with the Devil

as Adolfo
Released: 1997-10-31

She's sexy, shameless and loves taking people to their limit. She's a dangerous young woman who...

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Mystery Train

as Night Clerk
Released: 1989-09-06

In Memphis, Tennessee, over the course of a single night, the Arcade Hotel, run by an eccentric...

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A Rage in Harlem

as Self
Released: 1991-05-03

A beautiful black gangster's moll flees to Harlem with a trunkload of gold after a shootout,...

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Peut-être

as Chanteur Bouge
Released: 1999-11-10

Arthur is invited to a New Year's Eve party to celebrate the year 2000. His girlfriend Lucie...

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American Hot Wax

as Self
Released: 1978-03-17

This is the story loosely based on Cleveland disc jockey Alan Freed, who introduced rock'n'roll...

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Joey

as uncredited
Released: 1986-01-31

A high-school guitarist contends with an unhappy home environment while working to get his band...

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Mister Rock and Roll

as Self
Released: 1957-10-16

Alan Freed is "Mr. Rock and Roll" as he sets out to prove that rock 'n' roll doesn't cause...

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57 Screaming Kids

as Himself (archive footage)
Released: 2001-05-15

Screaming Jay Hawkins' 57 known children come together for a reunion - his dying wish.

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