LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Johnny Otis, singer of the 1958 hit "Willie and the Hand Jive", has died in California at the age of 90. Otis died on Tuesday in the Los Angeles suburb of Altadena, his friend ...

Otis had several R&B hits in the early '50s, and in 1958, his record "Willie And The Hand Jive" made it to the top 10 of the rock 'n' roll chart. Although Otis is a pioneer of R&B and played almost ...

Not many people pack as many careers into a life as Johnny Otis, who died earlier this week at the age of 90 in his home state of California. Author, disc jockey, talent scout, legislative staffer, ...

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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Johnny Otis, who made the R&B classic "Willie and the Hand Jive" and evangelized black music to white audiences as a bandleader and radio host, has died in California at 90. His ...

The choice put him on a path to a life in music during which he created the sensually pulsing 1958 hit 'Willie and the Hand Jive.' It also gave him a deep connection to black culture that helped him ...

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Otis, who had been suffering from health issues for several years, died at his Altadena home on Tuesday, said his manager, Terry Gould. Otis, who was white, grew up in a black section of Berkeley, ...