This gentleman apparently wanted to be an opera singer. That didn't work out, so he started pursuing a different career. My reading tells me that the song in the following link was supposed to be a ballad, but everyone got a little intoxicated and this happened.
He was to become known as "Screamin' Jay Hawkins". The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame lists "I Put a Spell on You" as one of the songs that shaped rock and roll. I see it as an early influence to bringing about the histrionics of our frontmen, sensationalist visual presentations, and vocal restraint abandonment. Screamin' Jay is seen as a pioneer of shock rock. (Alice Cooper, Steel Panther, etc.) You may recognize the song as a Creedence Clearwater Revival hit. It's very little like that, though. Enjoy.
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