Best of Bizarre Sessions
Screamin' Jay Hawkins
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| Total: 18 Songs |
Album Review
This 18-song compilation is taken from three albums that Screamin' Jay Hawkins recorded in the early '90s for Bizarre/Straight Records: Black Music for White People, Stone Crazy, and Somethin' Funny Goin On. While these albums contain some spirited performances, including the hysterical operatic version of "Ol Man River," they do not contain the fire or spontaneity of his classic '50s recordings. Some of the material may have been too sincere for Hawkins' style, such as the two songs penned by Tom Waits: "Ice Cream Man" and "Heart Attack and Vine." While "Ignant and S**t," "Shut Your Mouth When You Sneeze," and "Swamp Gas" swing in the opposite direction, proving the song titles funnier than the actual songs. Best of the Bizarre Sessions: 1990-1994 has its moments, but for a clearer glimpse of Hawkins original R&B theatrics which created such a stir in the '50s check out the Rhino compilation Voodoo Jive: The Best of Screamin' Jay Hawkins.
Biography
Born: July 18, 1929 in Cleveland, OH
Genre: Blues
Years Active: '50s, '60s, '70s, '80s, '90s
Top Albums and Songs By Screamin' Jay Hawkins
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I Put a Spell On You | Cow Fingers and Mosquito Pie | 2:25 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
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2 |
Whistlin' Past the Graveyard | New Coat of Paint - Songs of Tom Waits | 3:37 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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3 |
I Put a Spell On You (Re-Recorded) | 20 Best Hits of the 50's (Re-Recorded Version) | 3:30 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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4 |
I Put a Spell On You | I Put a Spell On You - the Best Of | 3:33 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Itty Bitty Pretty One | Spellbound | 2:27 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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6 |
Alligator Wine | Cow Fingers and Mosquito Pie | 3:02 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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7 |
Frenzy | Cow Fingers and Mosquito Pie | 2:10 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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8 |
I Put a Spell On You | Heritage of the Blues 1956, Vol. 6 | 2:26 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Little Demon | Cow Fingers and Mosquito Pie | 2:23 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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10 |
Constipation Blues | Spellbound | 5:31 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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