Johnny Otis

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bandleader civil rights activist drummer human radio personality record producer songwriter vibraphonist

Johnny Otis was an influential American bandleader, songwriter, producer, and key figure in the development of rhythm and blues who helped launch the careers of numerous major artists.

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instanceOf bandleader ⓘ
civil rights activist ⓘ
drummer ⓘ
human ⓘ
radio personality ⓘ
record producer ⓘ
songwriter ⓘ
vibraphonist ⓘ
activeYearsEnd 2000s ⓘ
activeYearsStart 1940s ⓘ
alsoKnownAs The Godfather of Rhythm and Blues NERFINISHED ⓘ
birthDate 1921-12-28 ⓘ
birthName Ioannis Alexandres Veliotes NERFINISHED ⓘ
birthPlace Vallejo, California, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ
child Shuggie Otis NERFINISHED ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United States of America ⓘ
deathDate 2012-01-17 ⓘ
deathPlace Altadena, California, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ
discovered Big Mama Thornton NERFINISHED ⓘ
Etta James NERFINISHED ⓘ
Hank Ballard NERFINISHED ⓘ
Jackie Wilson NERFINISHED ⓘ
Little Esther Phillips NERFINISHED ⓘ
The Robins NERFINISHED ⓘ
ethnicOrigin Greek American ⓘ
founded The Johnny Otis Orchestra NERFINISHED ⓘ
genre R&B ⓘ
jazz ⓘ
jump blues ⓘ
rhythm and blues ⓘ
rock and roll ⓘ
hallOfFameInduction Blues Hall of Fame NERFINISHED ⓘ
Rhythm and Blues Music Hall of Fame NERFINISHED ⓘ
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame NERFINISHED ⓘ
hallOfFameInductionYear 1994 ⓘ
influencedGenre rhythm and blues ⓘ
rock and roll ⓘ
name Johnny Otis NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableWork Harlem Nocturne (recording) NERFINISHED ⓘ
The Johnny Otis Show NERFINISHED ⓘ
Willie and the Hand Jive NERFINISHED ⓘ
occupation bandleader ⓘ
disc jockey ⓘ
musician ⓘ
radio host ⓘ
record producer ⓘ
songwriter ⓘ
talent scout ⓘ
television host ⓘ
recordLabel Capitol Records ⓘ
Peacock Records NERFINISHED ⓘ
Savoy Records NERFINISHED ⓘ
religion Eastern Orthodox Christianity ⓘ
residence Los Angeles ⓘ
surface form: Los Angeles, California, United States
spouse Phyllis Walker NERFINISHED ⓘ
wrote Willie and the Hand Jive NERFINISHED ⓘ

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Hound Dog → BigMamaThorntonProducer → Johnny Otis ⓘ
The Wallflower (Dance with Me, Henry) → composer → Johnny Otis ⓘ
The Wallflower (Dance with Me, Henry) → lyricist → Johnny Otis ⓘ
Big Mama Thornton → associatedAct → Johnny Otis ⓘ
Inglewood Park Cemetery, Inglewood, California, United States → hasNotableBurial → Johnny Otis ⓘ
subject surface form: Inglewood Park Cemetery