screamin'

Example Sentences

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He claimed to have been inspired by blues legend Screamin’ Jay Hawkins, who he said was a fellow inmate at one point.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 30, 2026

He kept coming back, and a few weeks later, Screamin’ Jay Hawkins was there, waving a skull on a stick at Otis as the two of them cut up.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 27, 2020

The film’s winding course leads from the station to the dive bars to the insalubrious lobby of the Arcade hotel, where Screamin’ Jay Hawkins’s night clerk keeps a baleful eye on the foreign tourists.

From The Guardian • Jul. 7, 2019

Yes, it's a pity that young immigrants, and plenty of young people generally, have never heard of Elvis, Screamin' Jay Hawkins or Annette Funicello.

From Washington Post • Nov. 1, 2018

"Screamin' catamounts, did yer see thet, Stella?" cried Bud Morgan, as he rode alongside the girl, "What did he do?" asked Stella.

From Ted Strong's Motor Car by Taylor, Edward C.