@TheGreatBaronOBeefDip I did a little digging on Screamin' Jay Hawkins, and it's been really difficult to get exact dates on when he started using "Henry," his skull on a stick with a cigarette in its mouth, but it looks like it was around the late 1950s, Maybe a year or two after his song "I Put a Spell On You" came out in 1956. Cleveland DJ Alan Freed got him to start emerging from a coffin at his gigs, and Jay added a lot of voodoo inspired props, including "Henry." It's clear that Jay inspired Screaming Lord Sutch, who then inspired Alice Cooper, Rob Zombie & others. So he may actually be the genesis of skulls and rock music! His story is fascinating, thanks again for the tip!
Great video!
Thank you so much for watching & your kind words!
Would Screamin Jay Hawkins count too? I think he may have had a skull on a cover, but he also was in a coffin, and had a prop on his piano of a skull.
I’ll check him out! He didn’t come up in my searches. Google is not what it used to be, 😆. Thanks for watching & for the tip about Screamin’ Jay!
You're welcome.@@ClarkColborn
@TheGreatBaronOBeefDip I did a little digging on Screamin' Jay Hawkins, and it's been really difficult to get exact dates on when he started using "Henry," his skull on a stick with a cigarette in its mouth, but it looks like it was around the late 1950s, Maybe a year or two after his song "I Put a Spell On You" came out in 1956. Cleveland DJ Alan Freed got him to start emerging from a coffin at his gigs, and Jay added a lot of voodoo inspired props, including "Henry." It's clear that Jay inspired Screaming Lord Sutch, who then inspired Alice Cooper, Rob Zombie & others. So he may actually be the genesis of skulls and rock music! His story is fascinating, thanks again for the tip!