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Willie and the Hand Jive

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  • In Johnny Otis

    …biggest success was with “Willie and the Hand Jive” in 1958. An artist, pastor, civil rights activist, and author, Otis wrote Listen to the Lambs (1968), an insightful account of the 1965 Watts riots, and Upside Your Head! Rhythm and Blues on Central Avenue (1993). In 1994 Otis was…

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