Kurz-Bio:
"Screamin'" Jay Hawkins, der Musiker, Songwriter, Sänger und vieles mehr, wurde am 18. Juli 1929 in Cleveland, Ohio, als Jalacy Hawkins geboren und verstarb am 12. Februar 2000, erst 70-jährig, in Neuilly-sur-Seine, einer Vorstadt westlich von Paris, Frankreich, bei einer Notoperation nach einem erlittenen Aneurysma.
Seine Singles:
GOTHAM
05 53....G-7295 A....TINY GRIMES & HIS ROCKING HIGHLANDERS - Vocal—Screaming Jay Hawkins..Why Did You Waste My Time? (7 TG-17)/ B….TINY GRIMES & HIS ROCKING HIGHLANDERS..Coronation Jump (7 TG-18 )
TIMELY
02 54....1004-X45....JALACY HAWKINS..Baptize Me In Wine (516T)/Not Anymore (514T) (dann APOLLO 528)
03 54....1005-X45....JALACY HAWKINS..I Found My Way To Wine (515T)/Please Try To Understand (513T)
MERCURY
02 55....70549X45....JAY HAWKINS..(She Put The) Wamee (On Me) (YW11105)/This Is All (YW11103)
WING
06 55....W-90005-X45....JAY HAWKINS..You're All Of Life To Me (WW-W110)/Well, I Tried (WW-W111)
02 56....W-90055X45....JAY HAWKINS..Even Though (WW-W112)/Talk About Me (WW-W113)
GRAND
02 56....135....SCREAMING JAY HAWKINS..Take Me Back (4235)/I Is (4236)
OKEH
11 56....4-7072....SCREAMIN' JAY HAWKINS Orch. under the dir. of Leroy Kirkland..I Put A Spell On You (ZSP 39208)/Little Demon (ZSP 39209)
APOLLO
01 57....506-45....SCREAMIN' JAY HAWKINS..Please Try To Understand (AP 513T)/Not Anymore (AP 514T) (TIMELY 1005/1004)
OKEH
04 57....4-7084....SCREAMIN' JAY HAWKINS Orch. Under the Dir. of Leroy Kirkland..Darling, Please Forgive Me (ZSP 39976)/You Made Me Love You (I Didn't Want To Do It) (ZSP 39970)
08 57....4-7087....SCREAMIN' JAY HAWKINS Orch. Under The Dir. of Leroy Kirkland..Frenzy (ZSP 41670)/Person To Person (ZSP 41671)
04 58....4-7101....SCREAMIN' JAY HAWKINS Orch. under the dir. of Leroy Kirkland..There's Something Wrong With You (ZSP 43416)/Alligator Wine (ZSP 43417)
RED TOP
12 58....RT 126....SCREAMIN' JAY HAWKINS..The Past (126 A)/SCREAMIN' JAY HAWKINS (With Little James)..Armpit # 6 (126 B)
APOLLO
12 58....528-45....SCREAMIN' JAY HAWKINS..Baptize Me In Wine (AP 3801)/Not Anymore (AP 3802) (TIMELY 1004/vermutlich alternativ-Aufnahme)
ENRICA
02 62....1010-A...."SCREAMIN" JAY HAWKINS And The Chicken Hawks With Teddy McRae Orch. I Hear Voices/-B....Just Don't Care
CHANCELLOR
08 62....C-1117...."SCREAMIN' JAY" HAWKINS with PAT NEWBORN Arranged and Conducted by RUSS FAITH..Ashes (C-1117 A)/Nitty Gritty (C-1117 B)
EPIC MEMORY LANE
08 63....5-2209....SCREAMIN' JAY HAWKINS Orch. Under the Dir. of Leroy Kirkland..I Put A Spell On You (ZSP 39208)/Little Demon (ZSP 39209) ([u]OKEH 7072[/u9)
ROULETTE
10 64….R-4579….SCREAMIN' JAY HAWKINS Orch. Cond. by Sammy Lowe..Strange (18176)/The Whammy (18174)
PROVIDENCE
11 65….PROV. 411….SCREAMING JAY HAWKINS..Pooe Folks (SK4M 3326)/Your Kind Of Love (SK4M 3327)
DECCA
09 66….32019….SCREAMIN' JAY HAWKINS Vocal With Orchestra Directed By LEROY KIRKLAND..I'm Not Made Of Clay (117,676)/SCREAMIN' JAY HAWKINS Vocal With Chorus And Orchestra Directed By LEROY KIRKLAND..All Night (117,677)
01 67….32100….SCREAMIN' JAY HAWKINS Vocal With Chorus And Instrumental Accompaniment Directed By BERT DECOTEAUX..You're An Exception To The Rule (118,367)/I Put A Spell On You (118,364)
PHILIPS
04 69….40606….SCREAMIN' JAY HAWKINS..I'm Lonely (1-43953)/Stone Crazy (1-43954)
09 69….40636….SCREAMIN' JAY HAWKINS..Makaha Waves (1-45273)/Too Many Tear Drops (1-45274)
12 69….40645….SCREAMIN' JAY HAWKINS..Do You Really Love Me (1-45293)/Constipation Blues (1-44372)
03 70….40668….SCREAMIN' JAY HAWKINS..Moanin' (1-46794)/Do You Really Love Me? (1-45293)
04 70….40674….SCREAMIN' JAY HAWKINS..Take Me Back (-------)/Our Love Is Not For 3 (1-46842)
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Gerd