An ukulele cover of “I Put a Spell on You” was originally written and recorded by “Screamin’ Jay” Hawkins in 1956. Reportedly the first takes of the song were a ballad before the sound engineer got everyone drunk and this was recorded during a late-night session. Hawkins later said, “I don’t even remember making the record.” This song has been covered numerous times The ukulele used to record it is my 2017 Martin T1K koa tenor ukulele.
