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Bardu (born Bahadour) Ali (September 23, 1906 – October 29, 1981) ... In 1940, he moved to California, where he became a business partner of Johnny Otis, ...
Johnny Otis (born Ioannis Alexandres Veliotes (Greek: Ιωάννης Αλέξανδρος Βελιώτης)); December 28, 1921 – January 17, 2012) was a Greek American singer, musician, composer, bandleader, record producer, and talent scout. [1]
The Barrelhouse Club, at 107th and Wilmington in Watts, Los Angeles, was a rhythm and blues nightclub opened in 1948 [1] and co-owned by Johnny Otis, and Bardu and Tila Ali. [2] It was named in honour of the Barrel House in Omaha, Nebraska, the first club in that district to welcome black and white customers. [3]
Rhythm-and-blues singer Johnny Otis, who was in Bardu Ali's band with Brown in Los Angeles in the early 1940s, recalled that Brown was reluctant to record the song. [4] Brown's inspiration for the tune was a gospel song his grandmother had taught him and he felt uneasy about mixing gospel and blues; Otis and others helped convince him to go ...
Following this he played with Johnny Otis; his nickname was given to him by Bardu Ali while he was in Otis's band. Conners played with his own ensemble in Long Beach, California in the 1950s, subsequently played with Ray Charles and Dinah Washington before recording a 1969-1986 boogie woogie various artists album where he doubled on trumpet. [3]
A. Gregory Abbott; Edward Virgil Abner; Colonel Abrams; Johnny Ace; Arthur Adams (singer) Jo Jo Adams; Johnny Adams; Afroman; Jewel Akens; Donnie Ray Albert; Arthur Alexander
This page is a chronology of the Motown singing group the Temptations. It lists the members of the group during all phases of the group's history. While the Temptations have frequently changed their lineup, the group has always employed a person for each of the following roles: main lead singer (e.g., David Ruffin) secondary lead and baritone singer (e.g., Paul Williams) first tenor lead ...
Spirit of the Black Territory Bands is an album by the American musician Johnny Otis, credited as Johnny Otis and His Orchestra. [2] [3] It was released in 1992. [4]The album is a tribute to the music of the territory bands of Otis's youth; Otis played with several such bands in the 1940s.