Twoclownseating, So it's #JukeboxFridayNight again with the theme #LivePerformance
My offering is not so much a live performance, more a work of art. Blows my mind every time I watch this
In context, on British TV in the 60s, a Black man, a rare sight in itself at the time, with a bone through his nose, providing a frankly terrifying performance of a voodoo waltz. Jay leant into colonial prejudice. I can only imagine the amount of tea spat out watching this
Screaming Jay Hawkins
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