Monday, January 25, 2016

Various, The Original Johnny Otis Show (1978) r. 1945-1950

Various, The Original Johnny Otis Show (1978) r. 1945-1950
Monday's lunch record is the R&B collection of the Johnny Otis Show. This 1978 reissue is a double gate-fold album released on Arista records. Johnny Otis a drummer, vibe player and big R&B show band leader backed many hot R&B artists. Todays listen is sides 3&4. Vocalists Mel Walker, Redd Lyte, Little Esther, Preacher Lee Graves and Marilyn Scott. The YouTube sample song is "Rockin Blues (Mel Walker 1950) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TJ0Xk3LwNAE . . bucko

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