Screamin' Jay Hawkins "I Put A Spell On you" taking you back in time

Screamin’ Jay Hawkins released "I Put a Spell On You" in 1956. The song, that never made it to the charts when it was released, would eventually be covered several hundred times by the likes of Nina Simone, Credence Clearwater Revival, Marilyn Manson, Jeff Beck and Joss Stone’s version even received a Grammy nomination in 2010. It was selected as one of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame’s 500 Songs that Shaped Rock and Roll and was added to Rolling Stones’ list of The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time. Hawkins’ music and outlandish onstage persona inspired generations of musicians after him. And yet, little is known of the man and little can be taken at face value. Hawkins interpreted his past with a poetic license to kill, a magical amalgam of his own making—creating disparate stories alternatively terrible or sympathetic at his will. A new book release written by author Steve Bergsman titled I Put A Spell On You: The Bizarre Life of Screamin' Jay Hawkins. Yes this is a great read and brings you into the light from darkness from the days and the life of Screamin' Jay Hawkins. Mike Armando's performing days as Hawkins guitarist back in the 70's are also in this book among the many who crossed Screamin' Jay Hawkins Path. Mike has said people can read the book but it is time to let people hear and see what Screamin' Jay Hawkins music and performances were all about so he formed the group Resurrection of Screamin' Jay Hawkins Band.

The band uses a toilet bowl when performing Constipation Blues and a mocked up coffin. The Resurrection of Screamin Jay Hawkins Band has some talented musicians Arno Hecht is the bands sax player and the founding member of the Uptown Horns, the legendary NYC-based horn section. He has played with countless artists, including The Rolling Stones, Chuck Berry, Robert Plant, James Brown, Tom Waits, the J. Geils Band, Dion, Joan Jett, Iggy Pop, the B-52s, Buster Poindexter, Ray Charles, B.B. King, Pat Benatar, Ronnie Spector, The Allman Brothers, Darlene Love, Joe Cocker, Albert Collins, and more.

The Resurrection of Screamin' Jay Hawkins Band will be performing shows in following NY metro area's.

Saturday, July 8th 8 PM @ The Bowery Electric in NYC: For tickets

Friday, October 27th 8 PM, Halloween Party Special @ My Fathers Place, Glen Cove, L.I.

Sunday, October 29th 8 PM, Fernando Pinto Presents Halloween Party Special @ Cafe Nine, New Haven, CT. For Tickets

Mike Armando - guitar

Shakar"TheRealShakar" Brumfield - vocals

Arno Hecht - sax

Andrew Golba - bass

Michael Fox - Drums

The band will be performing on Saturday July 8th at 8 PM at The Bowery Electric in NYC.

"They will put a spell on you"

Tickets for this show: Tickets

Band website: Band website

Mike Armando (left) who was the guitarist for Screamin' Jay Hawkins and now the guitarist for his band Resurrection of Screamin' Jay Hawkins Band.

Author Steve Bergsman at a Resurrection of Screamin' Jay Hawkins Band concert in Philadelphia

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