Johnny Otis, the "Godfather of Rhythm & Blues" who discovered such acts as Esther Phillips, Etta James, Big Mama Thornton, and Jackie Wilson, would be 99 years old today. He was also a performer, maybe best known for "Willie And The Hand Jive," which he released in 1958. It reached #9 on the Hot 100 and #1 on the R&B chart.
I have to admit…I know the song more from Eric Clapton but this is great.
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I probably heard this from Clapton first, so it was nice to hear the original.
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Yes it was and it sounded really good.
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Love this one. I grew up listening to my parent’s music and this was a favourite.
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It’s the original. There are a lot of covers of it.
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This song was often played in my house. My mother thought it was “inappropriate.”
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I can understand, although it’s totally innocent and kind of goofy…
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I know. But some people,,,,,,
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Oh wow! I love this song which, to me, is so classic and so much fun to dance to. I hear the Rolling Stones in this….they must have loved this song.
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Way I see it, you hear Johnny Otis in The Rolling Stones. They were influenced primarily by blues and R&B artists.
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I remember this one well. The hand jive was a trend that we had fun doing way back in the day! I like the song too!
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There were a lot of songs that were nothing more than telling you how to do a specific dance back in the day, weren’t there?
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Oh, my! Yes, and I wanted to learn all of them!
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