Clifford "Fat Man" Blivens w/ The Johnny Otis Band Korea Blues (1950)
I do not own the copyright to this recording. This video is for historical and educational purposes only. Clifford Blivens:Vocals The Johnny Otis Band: Henry Bridges, Jr.:Tenor Sax Marshall Royal:Alto Sax Charles Waller:Baritone Sax Vernon "Geechie" Smith:Trumpet Louis Speiginer:Guitar Lee Wesley Jones:Piano Billy Hadnott:Bass Clifton "Rudy" Pitts:Drums Recorded in Los Angeles, CA. 1950 Originally issued on the 1950 single (Swing Time 236) (78 & 45 RPM) This recording taken from the 1994 2-album set "The Swing Time Records Story" (Capricorn 42024-2) (CD)
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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