Screamin' Jay Hawkins - I Put A Spell On Me

The legendary Screamin' Jay Hawkins was a great influence on many musicians and his performances were so highly provocative in their originality that even today they can be considered "revolutionary".

Screamin' Jay Hawkins met Nicholas Triandafyllidis and commissioned him to make a documentary about his notorious life in and out of the music industry. Screaming Jay came to Greece and he gave his very last concerts in Thessaloniki and Athens, before his sudden death in Paris in 2000.

Having been left a legacy of confidential sessions and footage of his final live performances, Triandafyllidis completed the film with a little help from Jay's friends: Jim Jarmusch (director of Ghost Dog), Bo Diddley, Eric Burdon (The Animals), Rudi Protrudi, Diamanda Galas, Arthur Brown (The Crazy Word of Arthur Brown), Andre Williams and others.

He remained faithful to their common vision:

"A film full of positive energy, an endless source of life".

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[HerbseasonSpringfeel]

One of the best documentaries of all time

[MaldororsHead]

thanks for posting. great film.

[captainrhodes83]

They care about Elvis not Snoop Dogg, in this country

[estev023]

i gotta watch this a 3rd time. love his shit talking about celebritys . i learned things about civil rights abuse i never knew. great interviews. this doc made him my current favorite musician

[kevsandwhorr]

that white fag with the long hair is such a douche and i'm white

[dy30n]

screamin jay seems like he has abit of paranoia ,when hes talkin about people

[PunchToTheOvaries]

Bill Cosby knows Screamin' Jay?!

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[tomthefunky]

@1Heretic: Real men don't lie about military service.

[1Heretic]

@tomthefunky You re so funny man, he is an excellent artist with a magnificent voice, who cares about the war

[tomthefunky]

He said the 82nd Airborne division liberated his camp. The 82nd didn't fight in the Pacific. People with only the slightest interest in WW2 know that. And I imagine anyone who's spent 8 months in a Japanese P.O.W camp knows goddamn well what oufit liberated them. He's a bullshit artist.