Johnny Otis
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- Commonly referred to as the Godfather of Rhythm and Blues.
- Born Ioannis Alexandres Veliotes on 28 December 1921 in California, US.
- Died on 17 January 2012 in California, US.
- Inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame in 1994
- 1957
Ma (He's Makin' Eyes at Me) 
- The Johnny Otis Show
(with Marie Adams) entered the UK charts on 22 November 1957, spent 15 weeks in the charts and reached number 2.- 1958
- Bye, Bye Baby - The Johnny Otis Show
(and Marie Adams) entered the UK charts on 10 January 1958, spent 7 weeks in the charts and reached number 20.
- 1958
- Willie And The Hand Jive - The Johnny Otis Show entered the US charts on 02 August 1958, spent 10 weeks in the charts and reached number 9.
- Crazy Country Hop - The Johnny Otis Orchestra entered the US charts on 08 November 1958, spent 3 weeks in the charts and reached number 87.
- Crazy Country Hop - The Johnny Otis Orchestra re-entered the US charts on 06 December 1958 and spent a further 1 weeks in the charts reaching number 96.
- 1959
- Castin' My Spell - The Johnny Otis Show entered the US charts on 25 April 1959, spent 5 weeks in the charts and reached number 52.
- 1960
- Mumblin' Mosie - The Johnny Otis Show entered the US charts on 13 February 1960, spent 2 weeks in the charts and reached number 80.
- Ain't Nothin' Shakin' - Johnny Otis
- Beer Bottle Boogie - The Johnny Otis Orchestra
(and Marylin Scott)
- Court Room Blues - Johnny Otis
- Cupid's Boogie - The Johnny Otis Orchestra
- Double Crossing Blues - The Johnny Otis Quintette
(with Esther Phillips)
- Far Away Blues (Xmas Blues) - Johnny Otis
(with Little Esther & Mel Walker)
- Good Golly - Johnny Otis
- Goomp Blues - Johnny Otis
- Hand Jive One More Time - Johnny Otis
- I'm Gonna Whale On You - The Johnny Otis Orchestra
(and Little Arthur Matthews)
- In The Dark - Johnny Otis
- It's Too Soon To Know - The Johnny Otis Band
- Jaws - Johnny Otis
- Little Red Hen - The Johnny Otis Orchestra
(and Redd Lyte)
- Queen Of The Twist - Johnny Otis
- Ring-A-Ling - Johnny Otis
- Rock Me Baby - The Johnny Otis Orchestra
- Telephone Baby - Johnny Otis
- Tell Me So - Johnny Otis
- The Watts Breakaway - The Johnny Otis Show
- Tough Enough - The Johnny Otis Orchestra
(and The Jayos)
- Wedding Boogie - The Johnny Otis Congregation
- Young Girl - The Johnny Otis Orchestra