UCSB Black Studies Scholar Examines the Life of Music Legend Johnny Otis
April 19, 2010
April 19, 2010
SANTA BARBARA, Calif., April 19 -- The University of California at Santa Barbara issued the following news release:
By any measure, music legend Johnny Otis has lived a remarkable life. Considered by many to be the godfather of rhythm and blues, he has been a musician, music producer, disc jockey, artist, writer, entrepreneur, pastor, and a tireless fighter in the battle for racial equality.
In a new biography titled "Midnight at the Barrelhouse - The Johnny Ot . . .
By any measure, music legend Johnny Otis has lived a remarkable life. Considered by many to be the godfather of rhythm and blues, he has been a musician, music producer, disc jockey, artist, writer, entrepreneur, pastor, and a tireless fighter in the battle for racial equality.
In a new biography titled "Midnight at the Barrelhouse - The Johnny Ot . . .