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): Austin Barnes • Carol Ryrie Brink • Dhirubhai Ambani • Elizabeth Stuart (daughter of Charles I) • Gordon Taylor (footballer) • Hubert Green • Jean-Gabriel Eynard • Joe Manganiello • John Y. Brown Jr. • John von Neumann • Kary Mullis • Lou Jacobi • Martha Wash • Mika Väyrynen • Philip Anschutz • Sandra Faber • Sergi Barjuán • Sienna Miller • Terry Butcher • Tim Johnson (South Dakota politician) • Trond Nymark

Born in the same month (December 1921): Alvy Moore • Deanna Durbin • December 6 • Dimitri Fampas • Dobrica Ćosić • Ilmar Laaban • John Severin • Liz Smith (actress) • Phyllis Curtin • Piero Piccioni • Pramukh Swami Maharaj • Steve Otto • Turgut Demirağ • Vernon McGarity • Zaib-un-Nissa Hamidullah