Screamin' Jay Hawkins
Birthday: 1929-07-18
Place of Birth: Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Biography: 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.
Movies
American Hot Wax
This is the story loosely based on Cleveland disc jockey Alan Freed, who introduced rock'n'roll to t...
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Dance with the Devil
She's sexy, shameless and loves taking people to their limit. She's a dangerous young woman who drea...
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Mystery Train
In Memphis, Tennessee, over the course of a single night, the Arcade Hotel, run by an eccentric nigh...
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Two Moon Junction
A young Southern débutante temporarily abandons her posh lifestyle and upcoming, semi-arranged marri...
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57 Screaming Kids
Screamin' Jay Hawkins left behind countless children. The website 'Jay's Kids' works to bring them t...
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Peut-être
Arthur is invited to a New Year's Eve party to celebrate the year 2000. His girlfriend Lucie would l...
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A Rage in Harlem
A beautiful black gangster's moll flees to Harlem with a trunkload of gold after a shootout, unaware...
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Joey
A high-school guitarist contends with an unhappy home environment while working to get his band noti...
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Mister Rock and Roll
Alan Freed is "Mr. Rock and Roll" as he sets out to prove that rock 'n' roll doesn't cause juvenile ...
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