Screamin' Jay Hawkins on Arsenio Hall with Emo Philips

[@rjc7289]

This guy was shocking audiences long before anybody heard of Alice Cooper, Kiss, WASP, Twisted Sister, Marilyn Manson, and God knows who else. He got the ball rolling on shock rock, and I can't thank him enough for that.

[@kyleshiflet7932]

Me neither

[@ignorecorporatenews]

right after him , or maybe simultaneously, In England, there was Screaming Lord Sutch

[@d820m]

Hawkins was Sutch' inspiration

[@tvc380]

Saying his name in the same sentence as the legend Alice Cooper is an insult.

[@d820m]

@@tvc380 c'mon man...Alice Cooper himself would tell you he was inspired by Hawkins

[@keeturbo]

He was a genius and legend ahead of his time.Has never been imitated or duplicated,one original.

[@dreamquesttv]

Yes, that Emo Phillips truly was in a class by himself.

[@joshuashafer2642]

+Frank Sadat lmao

[@kalifsonbigboy9539]

keeturbo H E L L O. I put a SPELL on you....i ain't lyin

[@tvc380]

Who would duplicate that untalented mess?

[@MrWatchowtnow]

Actually he was and is exactly like every single other Hollywood celeb popstar rocker. A Satanist pushing propaganda for the elite , after the deal with the devil.

[@samanthastring8299]

He was the ultimate showman because he lived and breathed performance art. An absolute wizard on stage. None better. RIP Jay. You were one in a million.

[@missxshow2390]

+Samantha String so am I.

[@GeneTrujillo]

One million is probably not rare enough for this.

[@mattclark3113]

You can hear a truly fantastic voice in between those screams

[@danbyl4582]

even the screams are under control. he's got an astounding voice box, there's an operatic quality.

[@zorkwork3841]

I'm with ya there..great performer

[@itoaraziofficial5048]

...and in them.

[@ArthurDentt-l6j]

Wrong bud. The screams are the most fantastic part!!!!

[@lancecorporal9894]

It is true he fathered over 50 children. His babies were easy to spot in the nursery. They screamed much louder in a deeper voice and would then laugh.

[@sarahirwin8912]

Yes. In fact, one of his great granddaughters is essentially our non-official daughter. She tells us stories. He was an interesting person! The story behind this song is rather sad, though. He struggled with mental health issues, and this song is actually about himself. It wasn't written about a woman at all.

[@LazyIRanch]

@@sarahirwin8912 He would have to be a fascinating person! That's awesome that you are so close to his great-granddaughter and she has memories of him. Having suffered with severe depression all my life, and as the mother of a disabled son due to his schizophrenia, I think maybe that's why we both are drawn to his music and his style. This man took madness to a fine art, and I love him for that! My son tells me that if he's ever healthy enough and he finds a woman as quirky as him, this song is the one to which he wants to walk down the aisle with his bride. I told him I'll find the best Screamin' Jay impersonator I can find to make that happen!👹💀

[@eivindgjengstjohansen9625]

It's confirmed that he had 32 children maybe more

[@meganwynn372]

you're just sayin that cause they put a spell on you.

[@lancecorporal9894]

@@meganwynn372 - Clever!

[@mnakadai9106]

What a character. A "blues horror opera" singer lol

[@kb2x172]

One crazy mix

[@badabing9143]

You hit the nail right on the head

[@GnappyAssassin]

This is goth as hell

[@joshuajohnson2216]

Lol

[@americasmaker]

he looked exactly the way he did in the 50s and 60s, either black dont crack or he really was a witch doctor

[@DeeDeeM88]

I was thinking the same thing, lol.

[@Boddah.]

He was 61

[@earthyboheme2719]

Dick JonesOCP Agreed! He had such beautiful skin!

[@brentenhargrove4320]

Both haha

[@naturalone5149]

Dick JonesOCP ...Both

[@fjk1138]

That coffin entrance kicks ass. He's a maniac with that vocal style too. Love it!

[@johntoobad4705]

Imagine all the good god fearing people of the 50s, they must've shat themselves each time he went on stage. :D

[@MKL614]

John Toobad yea that's probably why it was banned in most radio stations

[@ianmichalski7997]

John Toobad And Jay would laugh all the way to the bank.

[@hornetbrown]

I sure hope they did. LOL!!

[@kreed1004]

me too@@hornetbrown

[@thuglifejesus2673]

Probably thought he was really possessed

[@wallacegarrett3537]

I met him once, back in the day. We hung out after a show in Harlem with an associate of mine, Glenn Slade, who had a radio show at Pace Univ. He had Introduced me to him, and we hug out and had drinks. He was a fun person, and real down to earth, a little crazy, but in a good fun way. He made me laugh a lot. Met Ruth Brown also. I had a radio show at LIU College; WLIU. The station used Brooklyn Technical high school's antenna. My show was called 'The Gary Wallace's Experience'. (Saturdays: fr:om 1:00pm-5:00pm)

[@nodiggity9472]

Class.

[@ouchalargerock]

that sounds wild I would have loved to meet him

[@dystopian2153]

Very cool. What an experience

[@LazyIRanch]

Wow, you met two of my favorite performers! I love Ruth Brown and wish more people knew about her these days. She was a major star in the 1950s, but nowadays she seems almost forgotten by most, except fans of Broadway. In 1989 she won the well-deserved Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical. She seems like she had a great sense of humor and would be delightful to have a conversation with. My dad went to work as a radio engineer at KVET in Austin Texas after serving in WWII. KVET was completely owned and operated by veterans, and I think they're still in operation. As the engineer, he was tasked with creating sound effects for the live radio performances back before recording on tape. I wish we had thought to record Dad talking about his experiences! Some of his stories were pretty funny, like the Sunday morning that only my dad and the DJ were manning the station. The DJ would get records that had a preacher's sermon pre-recorded, put the disk on and run across the street for coffee. One Sunday morning while the DJ was getting coffee, my dad realized there was a problem with the record, but the sound booth was locked, so he ran to get the DJ, telling him he has to stop that record, NOW! The record was skipping, and broadcasting only two words to the listeners of Austin Texas that morning; "Jesus Christ!" over and over...😂 Musicians would stop by and perform live on air, and my dad became friends with a New Orleans jazz pianist who was his favorite guest at the station, "Professor Longhair". He talked about him a lot, and that he was the funniest guy he'd ever met. I always wished I could hear this "Professor" whose music my dad loved, and now I can! I was thrilled to find his music here on KZbin. I see why he was my dad's favorite guest at the station.

[@MrJeezus]

He was everything that "shock rock" should be about. Creepy, funny, groovy, fearless and most of all, great freakin' tunes.

[@tylerbroveak2559]

MrJeezus he’s who invented it! Arthur Brown saw him perform and placed the wheels in motion for artists like Alice Cooper

[@meganwynn372]

Emo Rocks!

[@darrensiegel6651]

woulda loved to have seen a show with him and Alice Cooper. That might've been fun

[@boognishd]

@@meganwynn372 watch Gentlemen Broncos he plays the antagonist and it’s one of my favorite movies

[@gamehead91]

Holy crap does he possess the fountain of youth!?

[@ansurysayer1227]

gamehead91 Right? He is supposedly 60(?) there but died 10years later. Looked damn good for his age.

[@Bronco541]

gamehead91 I think it's pretty clear from this performance that he possesses something. Or is possessed by something...

[@lukeb1751]

It's all those cigarettes

[@sticky170]

Drinking the blood of young women.

[@brandonwoodson9348]

Black people for the most part age gracefully, different from other people.

[@judykeller7474]

Jay was actually a good vocalist. There are places here where he sounds positively operatic! Emo Phillips was so underrated too.

[@jessejacques4298]

He was an opera singer at one point

[@dojoswitzer]

This rendition demonstrates what a masterpiece Hawkins wrote: kzbin.info/www/bejne/pKipnaJ5hb2tedU

[@IanJones942]

Emo is still out there!

[@theo-jamesmoulton2000]

No. he was a great vocalist.

[@sallyire1]

Jay was a magnificent singer.

[@Lanceawright]

Give Arsenio his respect; He kept things uncomfortably interesting. Damn.

[@nurimajeed8595]

I miss Arsenio not many late night folks taking chances

[@judykeller7474]

True. He gave the band Living color there first mainstream exposure back when the idea of a Heavy Metal band comprised of entirely black members was unheard of!

[@paulsharp7857]

ARSENIO HALL IS THE #1 TALK SHOW EVER...

[@LazyIRanch]

I loved his show! Arsenio was on during the same era as David Letterman. I liked and watched both, but with Arsenio it was more of a surprise who he would have on his show. I love that he gave artists like Screamin' Jay the time and freedom to perform their songs the way they wanted. Typically, music artist get 2-3 minutes to perform, max, but Arsenio wisely knew the fans are gonna want to experience this performance the way Mr. Hawkins intended!

[@LazyIRanch]

@@judykeller7474 You're right! That's where I first saw Living Colour perform "Cult of Personality", and I was blown away by their talent and that Grammy-winning song that became an anthem for a generation. That song is even more meaningful today! "...You gave me fortune, you gave me fame You gave me power in your God's name I'm every person you need to be Oh, I'm the cult of personality..."

[@AZlance66]

I am 31 and a year ago discovered this genius, shame I never got to see him live. He belongs up there with Cash and Elvis!

[@cameronlopez3273]

Lance Wahl higher

[@carcamangris]

And Little Richard

[@LazyIRanch]

@@carcamangris The first time I saw a photo of Screamin' Jay, I thought it _was_ Little Richard at first! They were both very handsome men (IMO) and true pioneers of Rock and Roll who have many imitators, few equals!

[@saippua0]

_"And if the people want it, they have to get it."_ That should be every artist's and musician's motto nowadays, Hawkins was a genius

[@middleamerican9022]

He wasn't a genius. You must have low standards for intelligence if you believe this.

[@3ver4fter53]

This is a very good entertainment motto. But I believe that an artist can decide to be more than an entertainer and not depend on the audience will.

[@Stacey-ki4qc]

Need a movie done about him. Awesome.. 👑✨🌚🎤⚰️🖤🎶🎶🎹🔥

[@mysnellvilleblog]

He put his cigarette in the skull's mouth...lol

[@mwilliams1220]

The skull's name was Henry.

[@Thetrueking-gr2ss]

The crazy sonavabitch did it!!!!!

[@gmac2558]

That was the best part of this video

[@carltonmcgee8878]

He put a spell on everyone in that audience. Peace.

[@yianpap6093]

I saw this guy in what was apparently his last or penultimate concert a couple of months before he died. He was indeed "screaming" and didn't look like he was about to leave us any time soon, I thought the walls would fall and the window panes would shatter, I couldn't believe how powerful his voice was. It was a small place, a one of a kind experience....

[@MrGregOtis]

+Yian Pap - It's unfortunate singers like Screaming Jay Hawkins and Gene Chandler (Duke of Earl) get associated with their biggest hit, and then they play up to that hit with the mindset and costumes. When I go to a concert, I am there for the music and not the theatrics. When you saw him (Hawkins), was he like this video the entire concert?

[@ianmichalski7997]

MrGregOtis I don't know any performer who wouldn't want to give the audience some kind of show along with the music. That's what a PERFORMER is. The shit some people say.

[@ablejack3]

Screaming Jay Hawkins did not really want to give the audience this kind of show. It was the audience that demanded it. He was a classically trained pianist singer and would've preferred to earn his way featuring the breadth and timbre of his gift as an opera singer. But he had to make money and the US at the time was not ready to support his career in opera. So he took the offer of $300 to crawl out of a coffin and became a novelty live act. Yet as he told Arsenio in this clip, he's "crazy for doing it, but he can go to the bank".

[@Blue-Moon-2022]

This man invented the screaming heard in heavy metal songs.

[@blueyedboymrdeath]

None of those heavy metal dudes have half his vocal power. What a voice!

[@nigel900]

What?!

[@maureenwagg5305]

@@blueyedboymrdeath Sorry bud, bud he can't sing like Rob Halford or Darby Mills of The Headpins. Check out Pain Killer by Judas Priest and then tell me he can outsing Rob Halford..in key.

[@blueyedboymrdeath]

@@maureenwagg5305 LOL. No comparison. I checked it out. I wouldn't even call that "singing." Whereas Mr. Hawkings actually possessed an operatic tenor.

[@kewkabe]

Little Richard was doing it before this guy.

[@lessevdoolbretsim]

We need more Screamin' Jays in the world.

[@dojoswitzer]

This young lady might just help turn a new page in music history, partly with her rendition of Hawkins’ masterful song: kzbin.info/www/bejne/pKipnaJ5hb2tedU

[@HotRod12667]

This is a performer that has to be watched, not just listened too. I get a huge grin when I watch.

[@spencerwelchii573]

4:33 "I'm gonna do a Michel Jackson over here" f'n' brill.

[@juicemofo]

This man lights a cigarette before singing. One of the most underappreciated musicians in history.

[@Pillar_of_Salt]

And then he passes it to his cane

[@The1trueking1966]

Beats the hell out the rest of the losers in music today

[@74artgrrl]

Screamin Jay Hawkins has so many great songs, he’s a forgotten genius in the shuffle of music history.

[@chrislesher8119]

Screamin Jay Hawkins is ladies and gentlemen the creator and founder of shock rock since the 1950s (1956 circa to be exact). He paved the way for such notable mentions like Alice Cooper, KISS, Metallica, Jimi Hendrix, The Who (as they both smashed guitars on stage as well KISS) , Rob Zombie (White Zombie), GWAR, Ozzy Osborne ( Black Sabbath) etc. Such amazing talent!

[@RosaGamboa-u1f]

I was fortunate ro see him perform twice before he died. He was an incredible performer. My favorite song is constipation blues. RIP

[@jetsmith6281]

ABSOLUTE GENIUS!!!!!!! THIS MAN IS AWESOME!!!!!

[@minusff]

I remember seeing this performance on this show exactly 30 years ago. I was 17 years old. I didn’t think much of what I was seeing. I just a man being silly with some theatrics going on. I just thought he was some starving artist street performer. I didn’t know that 30 years later I would be watching this & automatically making sense of what I’m watching now. I also didn’t know that right after watching this I would be in tears. That came by complete surprise. I just realized that I’m watching this for the first time cause 30 years ago I was just seeing it for the first time. Much like the difference between listening & hearing. What a genius. But folks always wanna come make claims that Black musicians didn’t pioneer anything in this music. Anyway this is amazing. It’s a combination of musical things in this performance.

[@purpleprinc3]

WTF! He is insane! Lol sparks up mid-song!!! Raw, pure, unadulterated talent. That was awesome, thanks for uploading this.

[@richardtester2859]

All too many times, people have met a singer they admire and have come away from the meeting feeling disappointed. When I met Screaming Jay, he was simply AMAZING. Friendly, accommodating, funny and sincere. Spoke to Jay for around an hour - a wonderful meeting and an even better memory.

[@willieosburn8920]

MY COUSIN LOVE THIS SONG

[@Tonithenightowl]

Do you know he was also a classically trained pianist ?

[@alexxarson4075]

Tonithenightowl also an opera singer

[@ignorecorporatenews]

also a brain surgeon

[@adintyaannasaidhiakharisma5202]

Also a badass witch

[@cjbotts]

Faron Furplow good. Nobody likes that polka shit

[@leahcimolrac1477]

TheEternalNow Also an astrophysicist

[@markondyrodirondello4109]

A real gentleman.....thank you for having me....what a Sir...

[@GreasyFilms-qc1xo]

The awesome thing about the old time rockers is they still put on great shows as they got older. Screamin Jay, Bo Diddley, Jerry Lee, Little Richard--all electrifying 20 or 30 years after their hits.

[@myinnapeaceministries7545]

Screamin' Jay Hawkins & Emo Philips was one weird episode of Arsenio.

[@DJAYJONJON]

LOVE LOVE THIS MAN WHAT A TALENT THIS SONG WAS THE SONG MY WIFE AND I DANCED TO AT OUR WEDDING YES WE WERE MARRIED ON HALLOWEEN

[@Crickett-J]

Love love love me some Screaming Jay. This my dears IS music! Not reggae but very low and slow. Rest now Jay the spell still works.....

[@ЧУДАК-к5я]

Спасибо, за видео! Джей Хокинс неповторим!!! Смотрю на него всегда с открытым ртом!! Крутой!

[@666kinski]

This guy was so underrated!..icon of mine..RIP.

[@TheOscarlista]

This man really knows what it is to be on stage, a visionary and a forerunner of everything that has come next.

[@IanJones942]

I could put this song on repeat for a week and still not tire of it. Amazing song.

[@tararobinson6023]

He is absolutely beautiful....physically and artistically!

[@NAJAI1]

He scared the bejeezus out of me but that is nothing but talent and art.

[@fka_ny7792]

Ch Ki I love that word... bejeezus

[@nelsonkaran7340]

...we got a Michael Jackson over here! Pure magic.

[@jarevag]

Ridiculously amazing

[@Zebranutella13]

This deserves more views.

[@LaptopLarry330]

With Annie Lennox recording and releasing (and putting out a music video for) a cover of "I've Put A Spell On You", this TV performance by Screamin' Jay Hawkins will surely get some more views. It certainly got me to view it.

[@tombrenes2411]

So underrated Great performance and live voice

[@TeenagersLovEme]

Lmfao oh god dam wanted to get a cigaret we almost had a Michael Jackson over here

[@fka_ny7792]

nicole frod yeah I didn't get that please explain

[@scofield117]

jazz ivette Michael Jackson's hair caught fire on set while filming a Pepsi commercial in the early eighties

[@Nesty9]

I busted out laughin when he said that

[@Amalekites]

Cigarette*

[@jimt828]

How the hell have I gone 60 years without hearing of this guy? I listen to some bizarre and eclectic music, yet somehow ...... Thanks again KZbin.

[@kgmckool]

That's utterly eccentric and amazing!

[@TheMiggitymark]

Jay deserved so much more than one hit wonder status. He was an amazing vocalist and a great songwriter. Dive into his discography and be amazed.

[@in6cu6bu6s]

goddammit you magnificent bastard. there is no more music after this

[@hootinouts]

Screamin' Jay was a master showman. He had amazing voice and a great sense of humor.

[@Dfturcott]

Dude, so much of rock and metal starts with this guy. It’s amazing

[@Scarlette_A]

I could watch this all day.

[@fredgardner2870]

Such a talent. Showmanship from start to finish.

[@KitsunukiTheDrunkenFoxInari001]

He influenced some of the best metal performances of all time. They have to give credit to this man.

[@justicelyric]

dude never aged

[@SensualityMajestic187]

Metal and opera voice at the same time!!!

[@jamesgilliam6615]

I can see the guy that played Eddie Cane in the Five Heartbeats playing him in his life story

[@madmerdhyntheblack911]

Gotta happen!

[@marshallweaver6899]

Great voice, fantastic performer.

[@sandyprimus9831]

he didn't need a microphone.

[@Brian-wn2vc]

i just had the worst day and this made me feel so much better

[@garysuarez9614]

4 years late...hope Jay made it better for you though, champ.

[@Entity-yt2tk]

Hope your days getting better

[@ToxicSkullFear]

The ultimate performer. Incredible! Nobody come close .. except a little 9 year old girl by the name Angelina Jordan in her tribute version to the master !!!

[@somenothing7914]

legendary shit. so polite and respectful too

[@ericbitzer5247]

This was my pop's favorite. He seen him live in the 50s and 60s.

[@21footxpress]

😂 dude really just stopped and fired up a cigarette on the show😂😂

[@markshyman8330]

Saw screamin' Jay at Alan Freed's earliest Rock n Roll Show at the Brooklyn Paramount Theater, 1957. Never forgot it. Sometimes it's good to be old. Watch his "Little Demon."

[@gustavmeyrink_2.0]

'We're going to do a Michael Jackson over here' Classic!

[@geothon]

So unique... What an artist and what a singer!!!

[@squirehaggard4749]

Thank you for posting. Hawkins was definitely a classy guy, deeply talented, as well as a showman who appreciated his fans. I'm sorry I never got to see him live.

[@Dimarious.G]

Freakish awesome! What a great performance!

[@carcamangris]

Why nobody made a biopic about him? He was an absolutely gifted artist and had an amazing life. Maybe because he had many children???

[@radasanything]

What a VOICE, and what a personality. Larger than life in every way!!!

[@ricaard]

I don't know anything about this man's life, but all I know is he is an absolute *treasure.*

[@JoseGregorioMathinsonSilva]

Que bueno arrechicimo agradable tu programa Venezuela los ama 🌎🇻🇪☮️

[@gagacrazy10]

I'm pissed off that I only just discovered this freak!

[@hobobluesclown7337]

gagacrazy10 same, only two years later!

[@thebassman5820]

He's been performing all over the globe since the late 50's

[@Kwanglebeh]

@@thebassman5820 Saw him in Melbourne AU 1984

[@jaydoolies6973]

Me right now

[@Brixtaan]

Me too, I’m 50 and rate myself as a connoisseur of off-track, left-field, off-key,I don’t know the term but weird stuff musicly. And here I am made much richer after hearing this in 2021 ffs. Thanks 6Music

[@margiesmith3330]

I love this song But had never heard of Screaming Jay Hawkins...... before my time.....until this morning. O M G......have I missed the boat on an AWESOME artist. This is one of the MOST Amazing entertaining funny songs I have EVER seen. But not the last time I will see it. lol. Thanks for posting this jewel of the past. It's magnificent

[@Rogueman37]

This guy is UNBELIEVABLE! I would have loved to see this guy perform!

[@russiancatsima]

I love that , being genius, did not take himself seriously..:)

[@thosrobert]

He took himself very seriously. He hated doing this. He was an opera singer who got blackballed because he'd always show up drunk. So, he wound up doing this. It was just for the money.

[@russiancatsima]

Thos Robert Oh, thank you, it is nice to know. Any observant listener can figure out that he had a great baritone, and perhaps a serious classical training. It shows. Yet, it is nice that he had a lot of humor and imagination, too. He was very advances for his time. Yes, he might have hated doing this, but being talented, he "put a spell" on us for many years to come. Honestly, when I listen to this song, I have chills...If he did it only for profit, listeners would not be that much charmed. If a genius creates something, regardless his motives, the results still will be great..:)

[@Thorum13]

Thos Robert "Took himself very seriously"? How and where did you learn this? "Hated doing this"? How do you know this? Any quotes of his? An "opera singer"? Where did he train? Where did he perform? Where did you learn this? Blackballed? Any sources? "Always drunk"? Any sources? How do you know this? "Just for the money"? How do you know this? We are waiting...

[@russiancatsima]

Thorum13 I checked out Wikipedia, and biography(dot)com, and according to those sources, he was an adopted child, a musical prodigy, self taught piano player, and he learned sheet music when he was 6. He was a prodigy. He also was a boxer and at one point a champion of Alaska. He had a reach baritone and indeed studied opera, and wanted to become a famous opera singer. But he had to stop his opera training because he was enlisted into the Army. Upon return from the military service he still did boxing and music.. The rest is history. But you can hear his powerful baritone and some classical training.

[@despinagounari7312]

He was a genius and legend ahead of his time!!!

[@middleamerican9022]

You're a simpleton far behind the times.

[@doomsdayZen]

Fantastic. God, how I wish I could sing like him.

[@slb7429]

That voice 🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾❤

[@jeremyhannah58]

He has an amzing voice and he is so original love it.

[@paulroberts5677]

What a great voice and musicianship

[@arincee1640]

The best that ever was! RIP here on earth and rattle the rafters in heaven!

[@adampierce7468]

I used to watch Arsenio Hall all the time as a kid. How the hell did I miss this?!

[@262marcus]

I watched a TV documentary on Jay Hawkins. He fathered a phenomenal number of illegitimate children on his travels around the U.S. ( in excess of 50 I seem to recall). His legitimate children were interviewed and one in particular, his daughter, was still very upset at the revelation that her father had been so licentious ! He was an amazing showman, I love his performance of this song.

[@cheesiechrist]

+KOD Every artist has their pain, and subsequently, their own way of dealing with the pain. Some even say: the greater the artist, the greater the pain.

[@262marcus]

+Cheesie Christ I guess you might have a point there Cheesie. I have noticed that many artists have this sense of living life to the full, without concern for tomorrow, seizing the moment.

[@262marcus]

+Langelier Fabrice 58! Wow, well he certainly looked good on it!

[@cheesiechrist]

KOD Robin Williams would be a prime example.

[@Tonithenightowl]

I heard 70 children lol

[@jasonpfinch]

Fabulous. I don't think you'll ever get TV chat shows as cool and witty as thst ever again.

[@funkythangzprod.]

There was a musician name Glenn Lamont Goins who was inducted into The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame with the group ParliamentFunkadelic who style of singing was entirely inspired by Screaming Jay Hawkins. Listen to a song called You Scared The Love Outta of Me by Funkadelic 1976 and you will definitely understand what I'm talking about.

[@Purplemilk_689]

Genius at work 🐐

[@darnellplayer743]

Love when he lit his cigarette off mid verse. Classic.

[@agod5608]

I remember the first time i saw his act. Thus man is awesome.

[@RecalledProductions69]

I love this sooo much. Thank you for posting!

[@michaelangelotorres5668]

...MAKES ME CRY...WITH JOY..

[@namor357]

The guy has some serious set of pipes on him.

[@xamel9528]

What a beautiful human, brings a tear to the eyeball.

[@calvinj1338]

"Oooh Weirdness, protect me from more weirdness" lol

[@thomasrainbow]

What a legend!!!!