Johnny Otis
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- 91%Big Joe Turner
- 87%Little Willie John
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- 69%Louis Prima
- 65%Ruth Brown
- 64%Ivory Joe Hunter
- 64%Wynonie Harris
- 63%Richard Berry
- 59%Chuck Willis
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
swing
soul
oldies
blues
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soul
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