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Johnny Otis (born Ioannis Alexandres Veliotes (Greek: Ιωάννης Αλέξανδρος Βελιώτης)); December 28, 1921 – January 17, 2012) was an American singer, musician, composer, bandleader, record producer, and talent scout. [1]
Pages in category "Songs written by Johnny Otis" The following 7 pages are in this category, out of 7 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. C.
Esther Phillips, then billed as Little Esther, was the featured vocalist on three number ones for the band led by Johnny Otis.. In 1950, Billboard magazine published two charts covering the top-performing songs in the United States in rhythm and blues (R&B) and related African-American-oriented music genres: Best Selling Retail Rhythm & Blues Records and Most Played Juke Box Rhythm & Blues ...
"Willie and the Hand Jive" is a song written by Johnny Otis and originally released as a single in 1958 by Otis, reaching #9 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and #5 on the Billboard R&B chart. [1] [2] The song has a Bo Diddley beat and was partly inspired by the music sung by a chain gang Otis heard while he was touring.
The album Ultimate Dirty Dancing, released in December 2003, contains every song from the motion picture Dirty Dancing in the order it appears in the film. Due to the strong resurgence of vinyl record sales, for the film's 30th anniversary in 2017, Dirty Dancing received a vinyl reissue, along with a Blu-Ray remaster with a 5.1 surround ...
In 1961, Gladys Knight & the Pips recorded the song as their debut single on the Vee-Jay label. Credited to 'the Pips', it was the first of ten releases by the group to make it to No. 1 on the US Billboard R&B chart. It was also the group's first top ten hit on the Billboard Hot 100.
The album was produced by Otis and Tom Morgan. [9] [10] Otis's son, Shuggie, played guitar and helped to arrange the songs. His other son, Nicky, played drums. [11] Otis employed a 10-piece horn section. [12] The album was largely made up of Count Basie and Duke Ellington songs. [13] The album cover is a painting by Otis. [14]
The song was written by Johnny Otis, Hank Ballard, and Etta James. Etta James recorded it for Modern Records, with uncredited vocal responses from Richard Berry. It was popularly known as "Roll with Me Henry". This original version was considered too risqué to play on pop radio stations. The song is a dialogue between "Henry" and the singer: