LOS ANGELES — Johnny Otis, who made the R&B classic “Willie and the Hand Jive” and evangelized black music to white audiences as a bandleader and radio host, has died in California at 90. His manager, ...
Mr. Otis reflects: Johnny Otis, the rock 'n' roll and R&B legend with deep ties to the Bay Area, and to radio, is the subject of a new book, "Midnight at the Barrelhouse: The Johnny Otis Story," by ...
Everyone remembers the infamous hand-jive scene from the original big-screen version of 'Grease,' right? Well, the '50s dance made popular again in the 1978 film (and performed by countless… By ...
LOS ANGELES -- Johnny Otis, the "godfather of rhythm and blues" who wrote and recorded the R&B classic "Willie and the Hand Jive" and for decades evangelized black music to white audiences as a ...
LOS ANGELES - Johnny Otis, the “godfather of rhythm and blues’’ who wrote and recorded the R&B classic “Willie and the Hand Jive’’ and who for decades evangelized black music to white audiences as a ...
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