Jalacy J. “Screamin’ Jay” Hawkins (July 18, 1929 – February 12, 2000) was an American singer-songwriter, musician, actor, film producer, and boxer. Famed chiefly for his powerful, operatic vocal delivery and wildly theatrical performances of songs such as “I Put a Spell on You“, he sometimes used macabre props onstage, making him an early pioneer of shock rock.

Although Hawkins was not a major success as a recording artist, his highly theatrical performances from “I Put a Spell on You” onward earned him a steady career as a live performer for decades afterward, and influenced subsequent acts. He opened for Fats Domino, Tiny Grimes and the Rolling Stones. This exposure in turn influenced rock acts such as Alice Cooper, Tom Waits, the Cramps, Screaming Lord Sutch, Black Sabbath, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Arthur Brown, Led Zeppelin.

Excellent documentary on the life and career of the wildest rock star of the 1950s!

contains:

1 Introduction
2 I Put A Spell On You
3 Alligator Wine
4 Frenzy
5 I Feel Alright
6 Hong Kong
7 I Put A Spell On You
8 Ashes
9 I’m Lonely
10 Bite It
11 Shout
12 Constipation Blues
13 Alligator Wine
14 Goodnight Sweetheart

color, widescreen webrip, stereo, 101 minutes. DVD-R comes packaged as shown in color DVD case, wrapped in plastic!