Screamin' Jay Hawkins - Screamin' Jay Rocks

Title: Screamin' Jay Rocks Artist: Screamin' Jay Hawkins Release Date: 8/5/2008 Re-Released On: 11/7/2008 Label: Bear Family Album Type(s): Greatest Hits UPCs: 4000127166876, 790051668723 Genre: Rhythm & Blues Styles: Early R&B, Rock & Roll Moods: Boisterous, Brash, Eccentric, Freewheeling, Fun, Gleeful, Irreverent, Manic, Bravado, Greasy, Humorous, Outrageous, Quirky, Raucous, Silly, Theatrical, Gritty, Rousing, Aggressive, Carefree, Playful, Whimsical, Exuberant Total Copies: 0 Members Wishing: 2 Number of Discs/SwapaCD Credits: 1

1. Little Demon
2. Baptize Me in Wine
3. Not Anymore
4. In My Front Room
5. This Is All
6. What That Is
7. (She Put The) Wamee (On Me)
8. Well I Tried
9. Talk About It
10. Take Me Back
11. I Is
12. $10, 000 Lincoln Continental [Alternate Take]
13. You Ain't Foolin' Me
14. Yellow Coat
15. I Put a Spell on You
16. Frenzy
17. Alligator Wine
18. There's Something Wrong with You
19. Person to Person
20. You Made Me Love You
21. Little Demon [Alternate Take]
22. Armpit No.6
23. Just Don't Care
24. Strange
25. The Whammy
26. Party Doll
27. All Night
28. Mountain Jive
29. Do You Really Love Me
30. Please Don't Leave Me
31. Knock-Kneed Nana [Take 7]

Year Type Label Catalog # 2008 CD Bear Family 16687 2008 CD Bear Family 16687

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With only one single in the first rank of rock & roll hits, Screamin' Jay Hawkins has suffered at the hands of compilers. Except for a 14-track Rhino compilation released back in 1990, and the great work of reissue pinnacle Bear Family, it's been mostly obscure labels pumping out brief compilations with "I Put a Spell on You" and not much more. Bear Family had previously released a two-disc completist set, titled Spellbound! 1955-1974, but it wisely added a volume on him to their Rocks series of single-disc releases. If listeners care enough about Hawkins to pay the import prices, this is indeed an excellent set, with 31 tracks of the best and most bonkers that Screamin' Jay ever got. All but eight of the tracks come from the '50s, with early classics like "Little Demon" and "(She Put The) Wamee (On Me)" reflecting his heavy Howlin' Wolf influences and paving the way for the mighty "I Put a Spell on You." Those looking for craziness beyond even that will find plenty in evidence, including the whooping-and-roaring "What That Is" and the jungle madness of "Alligator Wine," although the infamous latter-day nugget "Constipation Blues" is absent here (but is on the Rhino compilation). ~ John Bush, All Music Guide

Name Credits Al Casamenti Guitar Albert Lucas Bass Andreas Merck Photo Scanning Arthur Clarke Sax (Tenor) Bennie Powell Trombone Benny Golson Sax (Tenor) Bernard "Pretty" Purdie Drums Bernie Leighton Harpsichord Big Al Sears Sax (Alto), Sax (Tenor) Bill Millar Reissue Producer, Liner Notes, Biographical Information, Photography, Illustrations Bill Watkins Singers Choir, Chorus Brian Cockburn Smith Illustrations, Photography Budd Johnson Sax (Baritone) Buddy Lucas Sax (Baritone) Carl "Beef" Cottlieb Choir, Chorus Chauncey Welsch Trombone Chelsea Williams Illustrations, Photography Christopher Ross Choir, Chorus Cliff White Illustrations, Photography Danny Perri Guitar David "Panama" Francis Drums Dr. George Butler Piano Earl Cyril Jr. Palmer Drums Elmer Crumbley Trombone Eric Gale Guitar Erich Hülsenbeck Photo Scanning Ernest McLean Banjo Ernie Hayes Piano Ernie Royal Trumpet Everett Barksdale Guitar George Dorsey Saxophone George White Discography Gus Johnson Drums Haywood Henry Sax (Baritone) Herb Ellis Guitar Huey P. Meaux Producer Ike Isaacs Trio Bass Jack Lesberg Bass Jalacy Hawkins Piano, Vocals Jimmy Shirley Guitar Joe Wilder Trumpet Joseph Grimaldi Sax (Tenor) Kenny Burrell Guitar Leroy Kirkland Choir, Chorus, Leader Lloyd Trotman Bass Louis Mauro Bass Lyle Ritz Bass Marcus Heumann Mastering Marty Wilson Contracoty, Contractor McHouston "Mickey" Baker Guitar Mike Anthony Banjo, Guitar Milt Hinton Contractor, Bass Moe Wechsler Drums Norbert DeCoteaux Choir, Chorus, Leader Owen B. Masingill Leader Plas Johnson Saxophone R.A. Andreas Photography, Illustrations Ray Brynat Piano Ray Charles Singers Choir, Chorus Red Prysock Saxophone, Sax (Tenor) Reunald Jones Trumpet Richard Weize Discography Rick Harris Trombone Romeo Penque Saxophone Ron Johnson Bass Russ Orchestra Faith Performer Sal Valentino Choir, Chorus Sam "The Man" Taylor Sax (Tenor) Sammy Lowe Orchestra Performer Screamin' Jay Hawkins Organ, Vocals, Piano, Tambourine Sebastian "Billy" Mure Guitar Shoutin Pat Newborn Vocals Sir Charles Thompson Piano Sonny Payne Drums Steve Richards Illustrations, Photography Teddy Orchestra McRae Choir, Chorus, Saxophone, Drums, Bass, Guitar Thea Marcus Choir, Chorus Tiny Grimes Guitar Tiny Grimes & His Rocking Highlanders Vocals, Piano Tom Reid Choir, Chorus Warren Covington Trombone Warren Smith Percussion, Conga Welton Young Orchestra Performer Wilbur Bascomb, Jr. Trumpet William Butler Guitar William H. Bauer Guitar Zane Zacharoff Sax (Tenor)