Release Date: 29 November 2019
Label: Jasmine Records
Packaging Type: Jewel Case
No of Units: 1
Barcode: 604988314120
Genres: Blues Rhythm and Blues
Description
There are perhaps 101 ways to celebrate the phenomenal career of Johnny Otis. For this brief but concise and essential compilation Jasmine have chosen to concentrate on his chart hits scored on the American and British hit parades between 1948 and 1962.
His earliest hits featured vocalists like Joe Swift and of course Little Esther Phillips and discs like "Double Crossing Blues" with vocal group, The Robins were hugely influential. Other billboard R&B smashes include "Mistrustin' Blues" and "Cupids Boogie".
He Embraced rock & roll and was able to attract huge teenage audiences with hits like "Ma (He's Makin' Eyes At Me)". Johnny Otis was one of the most important pioneers of rhythm & blues and continued to record and broadcast throughout the rest of his life. He was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 1994.
Includes fully detailed liner notes.
Tracklisting
Tommy Hunt
Kay Barry / Maureen Evans
Buddy Holly & The Crickets
Johnnie Ray
Eddie Cochran
Various Artists
Billie Holiday
Charlie Applewhite
Chuck Berry
Various Artists
Camille Howard
Dinah Washington
Various Artists
Sonny Knight
Dolly Cooper
Jesse Allen
