Biography
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Born
18 July 1929
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Born In
Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States
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Died
12 February 2000 (aged 70)
Jalacy Hawkins (July 18, 1929, Cleveland, Ohio — February 12, 2000, Neuilly-sur-Seine, France), best known as Screamin' Jay Hawkins was an African-American musician, singer, and actor. Famed chiefly for his powerful, operatic vocal delivery and wildly theatrical performances of songs such as I Put a Spell on You and Constipation Blues, Hawkins sometimes used macabre props onstage, making him the one of few original shock rockers.
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