R&B / Shock Rock
Screamin' Jay Hawkins
Screamin' Jay Hawkins began as a jump-blues shouter but achieved immortality with his 1956 'I Put a Spell on You.' By leaning into macabre theatricality (emerging from coffins with a flaming skull named 'Henry') Hawkins...
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Screamin' Jay Hawkins began as a jump-blues shouter but achieved immortality with his 1956 'I Put a Spell on You.' By leaning into macabre theatricality (emerging from coffins with a flaming skull named 'Henry') Hawkins effectively birthed the 'shock rock' genre.
Show Appearances
Show 3: The Blues Bandleader TraditionShow 12: The Hoodoo Tradition in BluesShow 87: USA Blues, Pt. 12: North Dakota to Rhode Island
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