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Johnny Otis: The Godfather of R&B

Bill Millar, Record Mirror, 29 July 1972

I THOUGHT Johnny Otis was suffering from over-exposure Dave Wolf who has drained his life savings to bring over Johnny's entire package thinks not. So "Echoes" this week is intended to tell you just a little about the man they call the Godfather of R&B.

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