List of songs with screaming vocals before 1960

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Prior to the emergence of heavy rock genres, screaming vocals were occasionally used in brief segments of blues, gospel, jazz, popular music, rhythm and blues, and rockabilly songs.

List of pre-1960 songs with screaming vocals
YearSongArtistGenreAudio (choose one)
1928 [1] "Jesus is Coming Soon" Blind Willie Johnson Gospel blues
1929 [2] "He Got Better Things For You"Memphis Sanctified SingersGospel
1931 [3] "You've Got to Save That Thing" Ora Alexander Vaudeville blues
1933 [4] "That's How Rhythm Was Born" The Boswell Sisters Jazz
1936 [5] "Chasse à l’enfant " Marianne Oswald Chanson réaliste
1938 [6] "Der Onkel Jonathan!" Rosita Serrano Schlager
1940 [7] "Bounce the Ball" Louis Jordan & His Tympany Five Jump blues
1945"Cachumbambé"Celia GámezSon [8]
1946 [9] "I Got the Sun in the Morning" Betty Hutton Show tunes
1952 [10] "Kuyaway (Inca Love Song)" Yma Sumac Exotica
1956 [11] "I Put a Spell on You" Screamin' Jay Hawkins Rhythm and blues
Late 1950s [12] "Fujiyama Mama"Debbie Lynn Rockabilly [13]
1959 [14] "Rock ou tango"P.A.O.L.A Chanson

References

  1. ↑ "Jesus Is Coming! – Unit 6: Christian Beliefs". Voices of Faith Curriculum, University of Pittsburgh. Retrieved 2025-11-08.
  2. ↑ "RoudFS S274313 – Archives of Folk Song". Full English / Vaughan Williams Memorial Library. Retrieved 2025-11-08.
  3. ↑ "Entry 5izpgji". Green’s Dictionary of Slang. Retrieved 2025-11-08.
  4. ↑ "That's How Rhythm Was Born – The Boswell Sisters". Cover.info. Retrieved 2025-11-08.
  5. ↑ "Chasse à l'enfant (par Marianne Oswald) – fiche chanson". Bide et Musique. Bide & Musique (webradio associative). Retrieved 14 January 2026.
  6. ↑ "Onkel Jonathan – Rosita Serrano". Hitparade.ch. Retrieved 2025-11-08.
  7. ↑ "Bounce the Ball (Do-da-dittle-um-day) – Matrix No. 2000295424 / Disc No. 67311". UCSB Library – Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved 2025-11-08.
  8. ↑ "Homenaje a Celia Gámez, La Gran Estrella de Madrid, Volumen 2 (1940–1954)". SensCritique. Retrieved 2025-11-08.
  9. ↑ "Annie Get Your Gun — Irving Berlin". IrvingBerlin.com. Retrieved 2025-11-08.
  10. ↑ "78 Record CL 13740 – 45cat". 45cat. Retrieved 2025-11-08.
  11. ↑ Bill Dahl (2001). "Screamin' Jay Hawkins". In Vladimir Bogdanov; Chris Woodstra; Stephen Thomas Erlewine (eds.). All Music Guide: The Definitive Guide to Popular Music. Hal Leonard. p. 156. ISBN   9780879306274.
  12. ↑ "Detail: Musik – Cede". CEDE. Retrieved 2025-11-08.
  13. ↑ "Lynn Debbie – chanteuse / biographie". Rocky-52.net. Retrieved 2025-11-08.
  14. ↑ "Encyclopedisque – Disc 51627". Encyclopedisque. Retrieved 2025-11-08.
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