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Johnny Otis (born Ioannis Alexandres Veliotes (Ιωάννης Αλέξανδρος Βελιώτης); December 28, 1921 – January 17, 2012) was a first generation Greek-American singer, musician, composer, bandleader, record producer, and talent scout. [1] He was a seminal influence on American R&B and rock and roll.
Johnny Otis, nome d'arte di Ioannis Alexandres Veliotes ( Vallejo, 28 dicembre 1921 – Los Angeles, 17 gennaio 2012 ), è stato un cantante e musicista statunitense . Il suo repertorio è stato ampio ed ha riguardato diversi generi musicali: rhythm and blues, blues e jump blues, jazz, gospel, rock & roll, doo-wop, soul e funk .
AnnoTitoloArtistiClassifica(us Pop [10])1948"That's Your Last Boogie"Joe Swift with Johnny Otis & His ...-1950"Double Crossing Blues"Johnny Otis Quintette, The Robins and ...-1950"Mistrustin' Blues" / "Misery"Little Esther with Mel Walker and the ...- -1950"Cry Baby"The Johnny Otis Orchestra, Mel Walker and ...-23 apr 2024 · Johnny Otis was an American bandleader, drummer, vibraphonist, singer, producer, and promoter of rhythm and blues and rock and roll. Otis was instrumental in furthering the careers of a number of important rhythm-and-blues performers. While growing up as part of a Greek immigrant family in.
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20 apr 2017 · La copertina di Listen To The Lambs, scritto da Johnny Otis. Il personaggio più eclettico e industrioso in una generazione che ha vissuto la formidabile esplosione di jazz moderno e rhythm’n’blues nei locali della Los Angeles nera del periodo bellico e immediatamente post bellico, il bandleader-batterista-vibrafonista-pianista-cantante ...
20 gen 2012 · Johnny Otis, the musician, bandleader, songwriter, impresario, disc jockey and talent scout who was often called “the godfather of rhythm and blues,” died on Tuesday at his home in Altadena,...
19 gen 2012 · The bandleader Johnny Otis, who has died aged 90, was one of the first white American musicians to cross the racial divide, aligning himself with the black community as a teenager and from then...
CATEGORY. Ahmet Ertegun Award. There was nothing Johnny Otis couldn’t do. He was a bandleader, a producer, a promoter, a musician, a talent scout and a label owner, accomplishments eclipsed only by the role that was his crowning glory: Godfather of R&B. when it comes to R&B and jazz, he's a sure enough a guru. Etta James.
