Johnny Otis Quintette and Little Esther-Double Crossing Blues
Double Crossing Blues is a 1950 collaborative song by the Johnny Otis Quintette, The Robins, and Little Esther. The song was written by Johnny Otis. It was released as a 78 single on Savoy Records, 731-A, in 1950.The single went to number one on the R&B chart.The single was the debut single for Esther Phillips, who at the time of "Double Crossing Blues" release was fourteen years old, becoming the youngest female singer to have a number-one single on the R&B chart. (wikepedia)
About Johnny Otis
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 changed the name of the label to Dig Records. In 1960 Otis founded the Eldo records label. Otis was invo...
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