Screamin’ Jay Hawkins

Screamin’ Jay Hawkins is a solo artist associated with United States whose catalog here spans 1997–1997. The artist is connected with Jump Blues, so genre, period and individual recordings offer useful ways into the work.

Listen for how Jump Blues shape rhythm, voice and arrangement. A starting path includes “Coulda’, Woulda’, Shoulda’”, “I Played the Fool”, “You Took Me”. Then move to “At Last” to hear how recordings are organized in a release context.