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Live performance footage captures the energy, spontaneity, and imperfection that studio recordings polish away. The rarest live clips are from small venues, early gigs, one-off collaborations, and performances where something unexpected happened — a song played differently, a moment of improvisation, or a connection between the artist and the audience that was never repeated.
American bandleader, musician, talent scout, author & label owner. Born December 28, 1921 Vallejo, California, USA. Died January 17, 2012 Alta Dena, California, USA. Father of guitarist [a5493] & drummer [a469449] ([a4176589]). Otis founded the Ultra Records label in 1956 along with Frank Gallo, Eddie Mesner and Leo Mesner. When they discovered another label by that name already existed they chan...
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