Screamin' Jay Hawkins: Screamin' Jay Hawkins. Actor: Mystery Train. Screamin' Jay Hawkins was best known for his song "I Put a Spell On You, " which he recorded on the Okeh label in 1956 and which helped win him cult status in the United States, Europe and Japan. He had originally planned the tune as a ballad, but after a night of heavy drinking he tried again--screaming, yelling and groaning--and never looked back....
Known For: Mystery Train (Night Clerk (segment "Far from Yokohama")), The Equalizer (Soundtrack("Sixteen")), Lost Highway (Soundtrack("I Put a Spell on You")), Ford v Ferrari (Soundtrack("I Put a Spell on You"))