Hawkins - The Only Bitch Who Can Scream Better Than Me

Hawkins started recording with grimes and started to belled as screaming jy hawk s, a stage name. According to hawkins, ruth brown came to see the show at one point and said of him, this is the only bitch who can sing my song better than me. His early recordings show him trying to fit into the standard r and b vocal styles of the time rather than screaming. He sounds like he's imitating clyde mac fatters singing on the bells by billy ward and his dominoes but in a bass register somewhat reminiscent of paul robeson.