Screamin’ Jay Hawkins…What That Is! Philips Records.   1969.   (Courtesy of Uncle Gil)

Hawkins, who first hit big in 1956 with “I Put A Spell On You,” used to have a flaming coffin in his wild stage show.   A surrealistic, theatrical performance piece that influenced Black Sabbath, Alice Cooper and other “shock rockers”.   He toured late in his life with The Stones and The Clash before passing away in France in 2000.   When he died he had more than 50 children with women around the world!

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