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Johnny Otis earned his first label credit on a hit record by contributing the best musical arrangement heard to date in rock, an intoxicating multi-layered voodoo pattern that elevates this to greatness. (8) WHAT’S YOUR NAME (Exclusive 51X; September, 1948) As sideman… behind Joe Swift. LOVIN’ BABY BLUES (Exclusive 64X; November, 1948)
Johnny Otis modeled an amazing number of contrasting musical hats over a career spanning more than half a century. Bandleader, record producer, talent scout, label owner, nightclub impresario, disc jockey, TV variety show host, author, R&B pioneer, rock & roll star -- Otis answered to all those descriptions and quite a few more. Not bad for a Greek-American who loved jazz and R&B so fervently ...
Shuggie Otis. Shuggie Otis (* 30. November 1953 in Los Angeles, eigentlich Johnny Alexander Veliotes) ist ein amerikanischer Rhythm-and-Blues -, Rock -, Blues - und Funk -Sänger bzw. -Musiker, Songwriter und Musikproduzent. Der Sohn des griechischstämmigen Musikers und Produzenten Johnny Otis spielt Gitarre, Klavier, Orgel und E-Bass.
21. Jan. 2012 · So he changed it from Johnny Veliotes to Johnny Otis. Otis arrived in Los Angeles in 1943 as the drummer in Harlan Leonard's band. When the orchestra's engagement at the Club Alabam [pictured in 1946] on Central Avenue ended, Otis formed his own bands that included Paul Quinichette, Art Farmer, Curtis Counce, Henry Coker and other jazz and blues musicians.
Johnny Otis performs his monster hit "Willie and the Hand Jive" on his TV show. Late fifties? with Marie Adams, the Three Tons of Joy, and Lionel Hampton.
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The Johnny Otis Show. More images. Members: Delmar "Mighty Mouth" Evans, Don "Sugarcane" Harris, Esther Phillips, Johnny Otis, Jon Otis (2), Lawrence Dickens. Variations: Viewing All | The Johnny Otis Show.
Johnny Otis, der jetzt als Pate des Rhythmus und Blues in Rechnung gestellt wurde, wurde am 28. Dezember 1921 in Vallejo, Kalifornien, an die griechischen Einwanderer, Alexander und Irene Veliotes geboren.
