Screamin' Jay Hawkins
Jalacy J. Hawkins
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Raised in Cleveland’s foster-care system, he received classical piano lessons as a child, added guitar in his twenties, and after an abortive attempt at opera shifted to blues while also serving in the Army’s boxing circuit. Launching his professional path in 1951 with guitarist Tiny Grimes, he soon signed to OKeh Records and achieved his greatest commercial impact with the 1956 single “I Put a Sp…
Biography written by WatchMoods, based on public sources
