R.I.P. Johnny Otis

Johnny Otis

R.I.P. Johnny Otis

Johnny Otis

The Associated Press reports that Johnny Otis, the Greek-American singer and bandleader who did a ton to introduce black music to white audiences, died on Tuesday at home in Altadena, California. He was 90. As a bandleader, Otis scored is first hit with "Harlem Nocturne" in 1945, but he's still best-known for 1950's "Willie And The Hand Jive." In the ...
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