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DOUBLE CROSSING BLUES - Johnny Otis-Little Esther - 1949 — DeepCutsArchive
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DOUBLE CROSSING BLUES - Johnny Otis-Little Esther - 1949

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Great R&B from 1949 with the Johnny Otis Quintette and Little Esther. Enjoy!

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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