Screamin' Jay Hawkins

Known for: Acting

Born: July 17, 1929 in Cleveland, Ohio, USA - Died: February 11, 2000

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.