Rudi Protrudi in Screamin' Jay Hawkins Documentary

Interview excerpts from Greek documentary, "I Put A Spell Om Me," on the life of Screamin' Jay Hawkins featuring Rudi Protrudi, Eric Burdon, Jim Jarmush, Bo Diddley, Arthur Brown, Diamanda Galas and more.

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Film & Animation

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• Fuzztones
• Rudi
• Protrudi
• Bo
• Diddley
• Jim
• Jarmush
• Eric
• Burdon
• Screamin
• Jay
• Hawkins

[JWretched]

I know Alice Cooper gets all the credit for being the "first" shock rocker, but Screamin' Jay was doing it long before alice was and in my opinion I think Jay was better at it.

Think about it, we can thank Jay for the greatness that is Gwar, the Misfits, and every "horror" oriented band out there since the 50's.

He was truly an inspirational and innovative artist.

[springheadmotorshark]

When Rudi talks about Jay being "VERY black" and how he "sang about cannibalism," (he's probably referring to "Feast of the Mau Maus") he's only pointing out how alien Jay must have seemed to White audiences, who were probably scared to death of him. It's quite obvious that Rudi LOVED Jay, and certainly wasn't making any kind of racist remarks, as some of you seem to be implying!

[whatmakesmetick]

where can i find this documentary??

[impulsetospit]

Screamin' Jay rocks

[Biscaine]

@notdeadjustlazy Rock'n Roll style!

[thejayromeshow]

after killin men singing about women probably made sense

[ellomynameisjohnny]

guy at the end is dead too

[moveonupcb]

Probably his war experiences got rid of any sensitivity he might have had and he looked at woman just as a fuck like the enemy was to kill i guess.

[moveonupcb]

There was a documentary some years back that got all these supposed children together for a reunion and there was alot more than 8 for sure and they all damned look like him as well, but you could be right just women looking to cash in. Who knows? Anyway it looks like sreamin didn't give a fuck either way. There is funny clip of him playing in berlin where he talks about one of the german chicks he shags and put up the spout!

[notdeadjustlazy]

those 50 kids rumours are all bullshit dude, the woman given the job of tracking down the kids didn't do DNA tests in the end she found about 8.

[moveonupcb]

Great entertainer but pretty fucked up bloke with no family loving values leaving all those children 50 odd or more and women with no money inheritance and never saw them. I guess you can say he put a spell on them!! No wonder he died with the constipation blues - the voodoo got him back.

[notdeadjustlazy]

He goes into a liquor store, takes a swig, then gets in his car.