SCREAMIN' JAY HAWKINS - What That Is! LP disco After a decade and a

After a decade and a half fronting the stage-shattering band which carries his surname

The record's themes touch on personal and political topics such as parenthood and stories related to Miesha's mixed Shuswap heritage

a nod to Mike Ness

We've got 'Children All Over the World' saying hello to something like 'Fallin' Thru'

SCREAMIN' JAY HAWKINS - What That Is! LP disco After a decade and aOriginally released in 1969. Jalacy J. Hawkins, better known as Screamin' Jay Hawkins, was born on July 18, 1929 in Cleveland, Ohio. As a young man, he played piano, boxed in local championships and learned opera at the Ohio Conservatory of Music. Although initially pursuing opera after returning from serving in World War II, Hawkins eventually sharpened his focus on the darker side of R+B and jazz, using macabre stage props, absolute wildman persona