Screamin' Jay Hawkins
"The Gothfather." Pioneer of theatrical shock rock.
Screamin' Jay Hawkins in the 1991 film "A Rage In Harlem"
About The artist
"Screamin' Jay Hawkins was the most outrageous performer extant during rock's dawn. Prone to emerging out of coffins on-stage, a flaming skull named Henry his constant companion, Screamin' Jay was an insanely theatrical figure long before it was even remotely acceptable."
Bill Dahl for Allmusic.com
Did you know...
An accomplished boxer, Screamin' Jay was the middleweight champion of Alaska in 1949.
