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Born: July 18, 1929 in Cleveland, OH
Years Active: 50 's, 60 's, 70 's, 80 's, 90 's
Died: February 12, 2000 in Neuilly-sur-Seine, France
Genre: R&B

Biography:
Screamin' Jay Hawkins was the most outrageous performer extant during rock's dawn. Prone to emerging out of coffins onstage, a flaming skull named Henry his constant companion, Screamin' Jay was an insanely theatrical figure long before it was even remotely acceptable. Hawkins' life story is almost as bizarre as his onstage shtick. Originally ins... Continue Bio >>

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Discography:
1999 Live at the Olympia, Paris
1998 At Last
1995 Somethin' Funny Goin On
1994 Rated X
1994 I Shake My Stick at You [AIM]
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Filmography:
1997 Dance with the Devil
1991 A Rage in Harlem
1990 Screamin' Jay Hawkins: Put a Spell On Tokyo
1989 Mystery Train
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Influenced By: Wynonie Harris Howlin' Wolf Roy Brown Louis Jordan Big Joe Turner More >> Followers: Roky Erickson John Fogerty The Fleshtones Creedence Clearwater Revival Funkadelic More >>

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