Kris Holmes Posted January 19, 2012 Share Posted January 19, 2012 View full article 1 Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
nixon Posted January 19, 2012 Share Posted January 19, 2012 Damn. One of L.A.'s greatest. RIP. Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Mike Posted January 19, 2012 Share Posted January 19, 2012 sad news 1 Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Alison H Posted January 19, 2012 Share Posted January 19, 2012 Very sad, the man done good though - 90 years of age! Leaving behind his wife of 70 years !! Remarkable life, and from reading the article will have a remarkable send off, and so he should RIP Mr Otis xx Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Guest Gogs Posted January 20, 2012 Share Posted January 20, 2012 sad news Sad indeed, still got this record and wouldn't part with it Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Mr Smithy Posted January 20, 2012 Share Posted January 20, 2012 Outstanding man & career, another one of the greats gone. Who can measure what we owe him. RIP Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Mike Posted January 20, 2012 Share Posted January 20, 2012 Outstanding man & career, another one of the greats gone. Who can measure what we owe him. RIP indeed google books gives a preview of his book Upside your head!: rhythm and blues on Central Avenue By Johnny Otis the introduction by George Lipsitz which you can read in full makes good reading https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=GhVKsCvFkogC&printsec=frontcover#v=onepage&q&f=false Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Guest Richard Du Shon Posted January 20, 2012 Share Posted January 20, 2012 RIP one of the all-time greats of all music. Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Godzilla Posted January 20, 2012 Share Posted January 20, 2012 RIP to a legend of Rhythm & Blues Let's all do the Watts Breakaway tonight Damn right Kris! Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Guest mrs norman maine Posted January 20, 2012 Share Posted January 20, 2012 Very sad, the man done good though - 90 years of age! Leaving behind his wife of 70 years !! Remarkable life, and from reading the article will have a remarkable send off, and so he should RIP Mr Otis xx Couldn't have put it any better myself. RIP Mr. Otis x Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 21, 2012 Share Posted January 21, 2012 So close to ETTA JAMES, a great loss, too big a contribution to be estimated, his role in bringing talents like ETTA, JACKIE WILSON and ESTHER PHILLIPS to notice and his own lifetime of musical creation represent a true legend of American popular Music...RIP.... Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
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