One of the founding fathers of the post-World War II R & B explosion, Johnny Otis, has died at the age of 90.
He was one of the few successfulGreek-Americans that my late father never claimed as a distant relative. He was best known for writingWillie and the Hand Jiveso here it goes:
I heard on NPR today, that Etta James started out with Johnny Ottis. Interesting timing he leaving this world just a day before she did.