This collection collects Screamin' Jay Hawkins' Verve recordings from the 1960s, showcasing his unique blend of R&B, blues, and showmanship. It captures the artist in a more subdued, though still eccentric, mode than his earlier work.
- The album compiles singles released between 1969 and 1970.
- It was released on Verve, a label whose jazz and blues catalog made it an unlikely home for Hawkins' unique sound.
- Hawkins would continue to tour and record sporadically until his death in 2000.
Screamin' Jay Hawkins was a groundbreaking American blues and R&B artist, known for his wild stage persona and novelty hit "I Put a Spell on You." This 1970 release arrived late in his career, long after his initial wave of success in the 1950s.
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