Screamin' Jay Hawkins

Screamin' Jay Hawkins

Born: July 18, 1929
Died: February 12, 2000
in Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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 for Screamin' Jay Hawkins...

57 Screaming Kids
Title: 57 Screaming Kids
Character: Himself (archive footage)
Released: May 15, 2001
Type: Movie
Screaming Jay Hawkins' 57 known children come together for a reunion - his dying wish.
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Peut-être
Title: Peut-être
Character: Chanteur Bouge
Released: November 10, 1999
Type: Movie
Arthur is invited to a New Year's Eve party to celebrate the year 2000. His girlfriend Lucie would like a baby from him but he refuses. Through the ceiling of the toilets, he discovers a passage leading to this futurist Paris. There, he meets an old man Ako who affirms he is his son and that he wants to exist. Otherwise he will vanish into the air. Arthur is still hesitant because his life is an unfulfilled one: a has a little lucrative job, is uncertain about his future and things are getting out of hand when Ako discovers the passage and interferes in the party.
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Dance with the Devil
Title: Dance with the Devil
Character: Adolfo
Released: October 31, 1997
Type: Movie
She's sexy, shameless and loves taking people to their limit. She's a dangerous young woman who dreams about a jaguar that licks her naked body and sleeps by her side. Her past is bathed in blood and weird passions. Now she's met the man of her wildest dreams. He's dark, tough and mysterious. He likes robbing banks, trafficking in corpses and spicing it all with voodoo rituals. Together, the duo sets off toward Mexico destined to become the most feared outlaws in the continent.
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A Rage in Harlem
Title: A Rage in Harlem
Character: Self
Released: May 3, 1991
Type: Movie
A beautiful black gangster's moll flees to Harlem with a trunkload of gold after a shootout, unaware that the rest of the gang, and a few other unsavoury characters, are on her trail. A pudgy momma's boy becomes the object of her affections and the unlikely hero of the tale.
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Mystery Train
Title: Mystery Train
Character: Night Clerk
Released: September 6, 1989
Type: Movie
In Memphis, Tennessee, over the course of a single night, the Arcade Hotel, run by an eccentric night clerk and a clueless bellboy, is visited by a young Japanese couple traveling in search of the roots of rock; an Italian woman in mourning who stumbles upon a fleeing charlatan girl; and a comical trio of accidental thieves looking for a place to hide.
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Two Moon Junction
Title: Two Moon Junction
Character: Blues Club Singer
Released: April 29, 1988
Type: Movie
A young Southern débutante temporarily abandons her posh lifestyle and upcoming, semi-arranged marriage to have a lustful and erotic fling with a rugged drifter who works at a local carnival.
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Joey
Title: Joey
Released: January 31, 1986
Type: Movie
A high-school guitarist contends with an unhappy home environment while working to get his band noticed by a music promoter.
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American Hot Wax
Title: American Hot Wax
Character: Self
Released: March 17, 1978
Type: Movie
This is the story loosely based on Cleveland disc jockey Alan Freed, who introduced rock'n'roll to teenage American radio audiences in the 1950s. Freed was a source of great controversy: criticized by conservatives for corrupting youth with the "devil's music"; hated by racists for promoting African American music for white consumption; persecuted by law enforcement officials and finally brought down by the "payola" scandals.
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Mister Rock and Roll
Title: Mister Rock and Roll
Character: Self
Released: October 16, 1957
Type: Movie
Alan Freed is "Mr. Rock and Roll" as he sets out to prove that rock 'n' roll doesn't cause juvenile delinquency. Terrific original rock 'n' roll legends perform their classics!