#johnny otis

[rockincountryblues]

Little Esther and Johnny Otis on drums, at Big 10 Ballroom, Tulsa, Oklahoma, 1950, (with bass, Mario De Lagarde)

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Etta James “Good Rockin’ Mama: Her 1950’s Rock’N’Roll Dance Party” 2013

Against all odds Etta James had a long and mostly successful career. When she arrived at Chess Records in the early 60’s she excelled at a softer brand of R&B and then she could switch to a gritty brand of it as evidenced on her excellent “Rocks The House” album before finally towards the end of the decade going to Muscle Shoals and trying that southern soul thing with “Tell Mama”.

But what of Ms James prior to Chess? Well, here it is! For six years teenage Ms James recorded for LA based Modern Records. The material was a more traditional, and in the case of this album, more upbeat and dancefloor oriented than what she did later. The first track, “Tough Lover”, she’s clearly trying to get a Little Richard vibe going. It also includes her first hit “The Wallflower” which was a response to Hank Ballard’s hit “Work With Me Annie”. Someday I may do a post documenting the Annie/Henry song cycle… it’s pretty entertaining.

This compilation was put together with great care by Ace Records out of the UK.

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Johnny Otis 

December 28, 1921 – January 17, 2012

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Originally released on Courier, a Johnny Otis tune recorded in LA, 1964, group aka The Shantelles

[sivavakkiyar]

I really love this old video of Johnny Otis playing with Lionel Hampton

[mudwerks]

(via Double Crossing Blues - Esther Phillips & Johnny Otis (1950)

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Johnny Ace with Johnny Board's Orchestra - Pledging My Love (1955) Ferdinand Washington / Don Robey from: "Pledging My Love" / "No Money" (Single)

(Johnny Board's Orchestar = The Johnny Otis Orchestra)

Rhythm and Blues | Ballad

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Personnel: Johnny Ace: Vocals | Piano Johnny Otis: Vibraphone James Von Streeter: Tenor Saxophone Pete Lewis: Guitar Albert Winston: Bass Leard Bell: Drums

Produced by Johnny Otis

Recorded: @ ACA Studios (Audio Company of America) in Houston, Texas USA on January 25, 1954

Released: on February 12, 1955 Duke Records

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Released Posthumously: Johnny Ace died on December 25, 1954, at the age of 25, from an accidental self-inflicted gunshot wound backstage during a concert intermission in Houston, Texas.

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While Johnny Ace's "Pledging My Love" is historically classified as a blues ballad and a foundational R&B hit, it possesses several atmospheric and sonic qualities that lead listeners and critics to view it as a distant ancestor to the "dreamy" aesthetic later formalized as dream pop. - Google AI

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The Johnny Otis Show - Country Girl - 

R&B Groover.wmv

https://fleamarketfunk.com/2008/03/16/johnny-otis-country-girl/