Mr. Otis reflects: Johnny Otis, the rock 'n' roll and R&B legend with deep ties to the Bay Area, and to radio, is the subject of a new book, "Midnight at the Barrelhouse: The Johnny Otis Story," by ...

LOS ANGELES — Johnny Otis, who made the R&B classic “Willie and the Hand Jive” and evangelized black music to white audiences as a bandleader and radio host, has died in California at 90. His manager, ...

If you can pat your thighs, clap and cross your hands, pound your fists and take a hike, you have the aptitude to help Southwest Florida set a world record. Organizers at the free Southwest Florida ...

Johnny Otis, the "godfather of rhythm and blues" who wrote and recorded the R&B classic "Willie and the Hand Jive" and for decades evangelized black music to white audiences as a bandleader and radio ...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Johnny Otis, the “godfather of rhythm and blues” who wrote and recorded the R&B classic “Willie and the Hand Jive” and for decades evangelized black music to white audiences as a ...

LOS ANGELES – Johnny Otis, the “godfather of rhythm and blues” who wrote and recorded the R&B classic “Willie and the Hand Jive” and for decades evangelized black music to white audiences as a ...

Johnny Otis, singer of the 1958 hit "Willie and the Hand Jive", has died in California at the age of 90. Johnny Otis, singer of the 1958 hit "Willie and the Hand Jive", has died in California at the ...