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Johnny Otis
American musical group
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One of the granddaddies of rhythm & blues, Johnny Otis led a West Coast big band that launched numerous careers (including those of Etta James and Esther Phillips). Otis's band wasn't just a launchpad for others, however; Otis scored big with "Harlem Nocturne" in 1945, then left his indelible imprint on the world of bar bands by writing "Willie and the Hand Jive." Wikipedia
- Born: December 28, 1921, Vallejo, California, United States
- Died: January 17, 2012, Los Angeles, California, United States
- Spouse: Phyllis(m 1941 - 2012)
- Children: Shuggie Otis
- Parents: Alexander J. Veliotes, Irene Kiskakes
- Active from: 1940
- Important works: Dallas Buyers Club, Greatest Johnny Otis Show, Primal Fear, The Shawshank Redemption, Back to the Future
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