Ioannis Alexandres Veliotes, son of Greek immigrants, went to the - TopicsExpress



          

Ioannis Alexandres Veliotes, son of Greek immigrants, went to the Great Bandstand in the Sky three years ago today. Of course hes better known as Johnny Otis, and perhaps even better known as the Godfather Of Rhythm & Blues. But that godfathering he just did on the side, really. He also was a singer, musician, composer, arranger, bandleader, talent scout, disc jockey, record producer, writer, journalist, minister (!) and impresario. Apart from that, for a while he had his own television show. Good thing he reached the blessed age of 90 - otherwise he would never have had the time to do all that.
Posted on: Sat, 17 Jan 2015 09:48:28 +0000

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