Screamin' Jay Hawkins Archives

THE IRONY: SCREAMIN’ JAY HAWKINS RECORDS “I PUT A SPELL ON YOU”; DIES ON THE SAME DAY

Singer Screamin' Jay Hawkins recorded his classic single "I Put A Spell On You," today (February 12, 1956). Jay Hawkins originally recorded "I Put A Spell On You" as a…

grouchygreg 02/12/2014

Videos

Screamin’ Jay Hawkins LIVE on Arsenio Hall In 1994

Screamin' Jay Hawkins recorded his famous song "I Put A Spell On You" today (February 12, 1956). Ironically, he died on February 12, 2000, after surgery for an aneurysm. The…

grouchygreg 02/12/2014

Rhythm&Blues

THE DRIFTERS RECORD “THERE GOES MY BABY” WHILE ACTING AS PALLBEARERS FOR “SCREAMIN'” JAY HAWKINS

The Drifters recorded their classic single "There Goes My Baby," today (March 6, 1959). This was an entirely new set of The Drifters, since the group manager George Treadwell, fired…

03/06/2013