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About
Johnny Otis, born Ioannis Alexandres Veliotes, was an American singer, musician, composer, bandleader, record producer, talent scout, and preacher. He was a seminal influence on American R&B and rock and roll. He discovered numerous artists early in their careers who went on to become highly successful in their own right, including Little Esther Phillips, Etta James, Alan O'Day, Big Mama Thornton, Johnny Ace, Jackie Wilson, Little Willie John, Hank Ballard, and The Robins, Sugar Pie DeSanto, among many others. Otis has been called the "Godfather of Rhythm and Blues".
Top Tracks
- 1
Willie And The Hand Jive
The Capitol Years
- 2
Boogie Guitar
A Rhythm & Blues Chronology 5: 1949
- 3
Casting My Spell on You
Casting My Spell on You
- 4
Ain't Nobody Here but Us Chickens (feat.Shuggie Otis)
Pioneers of Rhythm & Blues Volume 1
- 5
Willie and the Hand Jive (Rerecorded)
150 Rock 'n' Roll Classics
- 6
Harlem Nocturne
The Complete Savoy Recordings
- 7
Casting My Spell
Songs for Swinging Ghosts
- 8
Sugar Pie, Honey Bunch
Otisology
- 9
Let The Sun Shine In My Life
The Capitol Years
- 10
Mambo Boogie
The Complete Savoy Recordings
