All Johnny Otis Lyrics (en) Total 8
Johnny Otis - Crazy Country Hop{Verse 1} Way down in a country town one day A little, old country band began to play They had two guitars and a beat-up saxophone When the leader said go them cats
Johnny Otis - Can't You Hear Me Callin'{Verse 1} Can't you hear me callin' babe, babe, babe, baby please don't go Baby don't you know I love, I love, I love, I love you so And now you've got me
Johnny Otis - Hum-Ding-A-Ling{Verse 1} You a real humdinger Give your love to me Have mercy pretty baby I'm in a misery Hey, pretty baby it’s-a plain to see You got your mojo
Johnny Otis - Barrel House BluesI wonder who's kissing her now I wonder who's teaching her how I wonder who's looking into her eyes Breathing sighs and telling lies Wonder who's buying the
Johnny Otis - Castin' My SpellI took a black cat, a cave bat, and threw them in a pot pot Pot pot, pot pot I took a blue snake, a green snake, and tied them in a knot knot Knot knot, knot knot I took a hog
Johnny Otis - Willie And The Hand JiveI know a cat named Way Out Willie He's got a cool little chick named Rockin' Millie He can walk and stroll and Susie Q And do that crazy hand jive too Papa told
Johnny Otis - I can't help myselfSugar pie honey bunch you know that I love you I can't help myself I love you and nobody else Wanna tell in and out my life you come and go Leaving just your picture
Johnny Otis - Double Crossing BluesTwenty-five minutes past quitting time Seven of us crammed into that truck of mine Paying no attention to them highway signs Doing ninety miles an hour toward the county line
Johnny Otis
Johnny Otis (birth name Loannis Alexandres Veliotes) was born December 28, 1921 in Vallejo, California. He began his musical career in 1939 as a drummer for the Count Otis Matthew’s West Oakland House Rockers. At the recommendation of Nat “King” Cole and Jimmy Witherspoon, he moved to Los Angeles and joined Harlan Leonard’s Kansas City Rockets.
In 1945 at the head of his own band, he had his first big hit with his rendition of “Harlem Nocturne”. In 1948, he’d opened The Barrelhouse in L.A. exclusively featuring Rhythm & Blues music. By 1950, he had ten songs in the Billboard Best Selling Rhythm & Blues Records list. He soon started being a radio DJ, a career that lasted almost 50 years, which led to a TV variety show “The Johnny Otis Show” in L.A. for eight years.
Otis is credited with discovering such talents as Ester Phillips, Willie Mae “Big Momma” Thorton, Etta James, The Robins (who later became The Coasters), and Jackie Wilson.
He had charted singles from 1948 (“That’s Your Last Boogie”) through 1969 (“Country Girl”).
Johnny has been inducted into the Rhythm & Blues Hall of Fame, the Blues Hall of Fame and the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. He was dubbed the “King of Rock & Roll” and the “Godfather of Rhythm & Blues”.
He is the father of Shuggie Otis. He died on January 17, 2012.
In 1945 at the head of his own band, he had his first big hit with his rendition of “Harlem Nocturne”. In 1948, he’d opened The Barrelhouse in L.A. exclusively featuring Rhythm & Blues music. By 1950, he had ten songs in the Billboard Best Selling Rhythm & Blues Records list. He soon started being a radio DJ, a career that lasted almost 50 years, which led to a TV variety show “The Johnny Otis Show” in L.A. for eight years.
Otis is credited with discovering such talents as Ester Phillips, Willie Mae “Big Momma” Thorton, Etta James, The Robins (who later became The Coasters), and Jackie Wilson.
He had charted singles from 1948 (“That’s Your Last Boogie”) through 1969 (“Country Girl”).
Johnny has been inducted into the Rhythm & Blues Hall of Fame, the Blues Hall of Fame and the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. He was dubbed the “King of Rock & Roll” and the “Godfather of Rhythm & Blues”.
He is the father of Shuggie Otis. He died on January 17, 2012.