Johnny Otis - The Essential Recordings gold CD remastered - 741157096323

'Essential Recording' effectively samples the best of the recording of R&B pioneer Johnny Otis. Born John Veliotes, this Greek-American from Vallejo, CA adopted the African-American culture at an early age changing his last name to Otis in his teens because it was more black sounding. Some of the songs on this fantastic album include 'Harlem Nocturne', 'Low Down Dirty Dog Blues', 'Willie And The Hand Jive' and 'Slo Fuse'.