Johnny Otis
- MatchJohnny Otis
- 100%Amos Milburn
- 60%Wilbert Harrison
- 57%Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown
- 53%LaVern Baker
- 53%Louis Jordan
- 50%Wynonie Harris
- 48%Ivory Joe Hunter
- 43%Big Joe Turner
- 42%Clyde McPhatter
- 40%Jimmy Witherspoon
Biography
Ioannis Veliotes, 28 December 1921, Vallejo, California, USA. Born into a family of Greek immigrants, Otis was raised in a largely black neighbourhood where he thoroughly absorbed the prevailing culture and lifestyle. He began playing drums in his mid-teens and worked for a time with some of the locally based jazz bands, including, in 1941, Lloyd Hunter’s orchestra. In 1943, he gained his first name-band experience when he joined Harlan Leonard for a short spell. Some sources suggest that,... Read more
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blues
rhythm and blues
jazz
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oldies
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rhythm and blues
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