Johnny Otis 1921-2012

[Rob Durkee]

BULLETIN!!!

Johnny Otis, who was best known for the 1958 hit "Willie And The Hand Jive," died Tuesday, January 17, 2012. He was 90. A more detailed obituary is forthcoming on Thursday (1/19/12).

[vto66]

Jan 18, 2012 23:37:54 GMT -5 Rob Durkee said:

BULLETIN!!!

Johnny Otis, who was best known for the 1958 hit "Willie And The Hand Jive," died Tuesday, January 17, 2012. He was 90. A more detailed obituary is forthcoming on Thursday (1/19/12).

Sad news that he passed away. My parents had a chance to see him when he played the Fairmont Hotel in San Jose in the early '90s.

[mrjukebox]

"Willie & The Hand Jive" by the late great Johnny Otis was on the very first Billboard "Hot 100" chart which debuted the week of my birth:8/4/58.