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This set anthologizes Otis's late-'50s rise to rock & roll fame, thanks to his shave-and-a-haircut special "Willie and the Hand Jive." Like every other style of R&B Otis drifted into, he excelled at it -- "Castin' My Spell," "Crazy Country Hop," "Willie Did the Cha Cha," and "Three Girls Named Molly" are catchy rockers. Otis had a terrific band -- guitarist Jimmy Nolen (later James Brown's main axeman), pianist Ernie Freeman, drummer Earl Palmer, and a tight horn section (along with singers Marie Adams and Mel Williams) gave him all the help he could possibly need.
© Bill Dahl /TiVo
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Johnny Otis, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - The Johnny Otis Show, MainArtist
(C) 1989 Capitol Records, LLC ℗ 1958 Capitol Records, LLC
D. Hicks, Composer - Johnny Otis, Composer, MainArtist
(C) 1989 Capitol Records, LLC ℗ 1957 Capitol Records, LLC
Johnny Otis, Composer, MainArtist
(C) 1989 Capitol Records, LLC ℗ 1958 Capitol Records, LLC
Johnny Otis, Composer, MainArtist - Marci Lee, MainArtist
(C) 1989 Capitol Records, LLC ℗ 1958 Capitol Records, LLC
Edwin Johnson, Composer - Johnny Otis, MainArtist - Marci Lee, MainArtist
(C) 1989 Capitol Records, LLC ℗ 1959 Capitol Records, LLC
Johnny Otis, Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - The Johnny Otis Show, MainArtist
(C) 1989 Capitol Records, LLC ℗ 1959 Capitol Records, Inc.
Johnny Otis, Composer, MainArtist
(C) 1989 Capitol Records, LLC ℗ 1958 Capitol Records, LLC
Johnny Otis, Composer, MainArtist
(C) 1989 Capitol Records, LLC ℗ 1958 Capitol Records, LLC
Johnny Otis, Composer, MainArtist
(C) 1989 Capitol Records, LLC ℗ 1959 Capitol Records, LLC
Johnny Otis, Composer, MainArtist - Marie Adams, MainArtist
(C) 1989 Capitol Records, LLC ℗ 1957 Capitol Records, LLC
Johnny Otis, Composer, MainArtist - Marci Lee, MainArtist
(C) 1989 Capitol Records, LLC ℗ 1958 Capitol Records, LLC
Johnny Otis, Composer, MainArtist
(C) 1989 Capitol Records, LLC ℗ 1959 Capitol Records, LLC
Johnny Otis, Composer, MainArtist
(C) 1989 Capitol Records, LLC ℗ 1958 Capitol Records, LLC
Johnny Otis, Composer, MainArtist
(C) 1989 Capitol Records, LLC ℗ 1959 Capitol Records, LLC
Johnny Otis, Composer, MainArtist
(C) 1989 Capitol Records, LLC ℗ 1959 Capitol Records, LLC
Traditional, Composer - Johnny Otis, MainArtist - Mel Williams, MainArtist
(C) 1989 Capitol Records, LLC ℗ 1958 Capitol Records, LLC
Johnny Otis, Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Con Conrad, ComposerLyricist - Sidney Clare, ComposerLyricist - The Johnny Otis Show, MainArtist
(C) 1989 Capitol Records, LLC ℗ 1958 Capitol Records, Inc.
Johnny Otis, Composer, MainArtist
(C) 1989 Capitol Records, LLC ℗ 1989 Capitol Records, LLC
Johnny Otis, MainArtist - Cecil Gant, ComposerLyricist - Marie Adams, MainArtist - Raymond Leveen, ComposerLyricist
(C) 1989 Capitol Records, LLC ℗ 1989 Capitol Records, LLC
Johnny Otis, Composer, MainArtist
(C) 1989 Capitol Records, LLC ℗ 1989 Capitol Records, LLC
Johnny Otis, Composer, MainArtist - Mel Williams, MainArtist
(C) 1989 Capitol Records, LLC ℗ 1989 Capitol Records, LLC
Joe McCoy, ComposerLyricist - Johnny Otis, MainArtist
(C) 1989 Capitol Records, LLC ℗ 1989 Capitol Records, LLC
Johnny Otis, Composer, MainArtist
(C) 1989 Capitol Records, LLC ℗ 1989 Capitol Records, LLC
Johnny Otis, Composer, MainArtist
(C) 1989 Capitol Records, LLC ℗ 1989 Capitol Records, LLC
Album review
This set anthologizes Otis's late-'50s rise to rock & roll fame, thanks to his shave-and-a-haircut special "Willie and the Hand Jive." Like every other style of R&B Otis drifted into, he excelled at it -- "Castin' My Spell," "Crazy Country Hop," "Willie Did the Cha Cha," and "Three Girls Named Molly" are catchy rockers. Otis had a terrific band -- guitarist Jimmy Nolen (later James Brown's main axeman), pianist Ernie Freeman, drummer Earl Palmer, and a tight horn section (along with singers Marie Adams and Mel Williams) gave him all the help he could possibly need.
© Bill Dahl /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 24 track(s)
- Total length: 00:59:41
- Main artists: Johnny Otis
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Capitol Records
- Genre: Pop/Rock Rock
© 1989 Capitol Records, LLC This Compilation ℗ 1989 Capitol Records, LLC
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