Johnny Otis

Johnny Otis was a first generation Greek-American singer, musician, composer, bandleader, record producer, and talent scout. He was a seminal influence on American R&B and rock and roll. He discovered numerous artists early in their careers who went on to become highly successful in their own right, including Little Esther Phillips, Etta James, Alan O'Day, Big Mama Thornton, Johnny Ace, Jackie Wilson, Little Willie John, Hank Ballard, and The Robins, among many others. Otis has been called the "Godfather of Rhythm and Blues".

28 December 1921

Born on the same birth day (28 December): Adam Vinatieri • Al Wistert • Aurelio Rodríguez • Charlie Pierce • Elizabeth Stuart (daughter of Charles I) • Harry Howell (ice hockey) • Holger Blume • Khalid Boulahrouz • Maarten Schmidt • Nicholas Bacon (Lord Keeper) • Ryta Turava • Tomáš Jurčo

Born in the same month (December 1921): Deanna Durbin • Deputy Prime Minister of Singapore • Dobrica Ćosić • Eulalio González • Ilmar Laaban • John Doar • Phyllis Curtin • Piero Piccioni • Pramukh Swami Maharaj • Steve Allen • Turgut Demirağ