kanker. Posted January 19, 2012 Share Posted January 19, 2012 Obituary A ROMpler is just a polyphonic turntable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanS Posted January 19, 2012 Share Posted January 19, 2012 Fascinating life he led, RIP Mr. Veliotes. What we record in life, echoes in eternity. MOXF8, Electro 6D, XK1c, Motif XSr, PEKPER, Voyager, Univox MiniKorg. https://www.abandoned-film.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yannis D Posted January 19, 2012 Share Posted January 19, 2012 It's sad. R.I.P. Be grateful for what you've got - a Nord, a laptop and two hands Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Loving Posted January 20, 2012 Share Posted January 20, 2012 RIP - what a versatile artist! "Forget it, Jake. It's Chinatown." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alvin13 Posted January 20, 2012 Share Posted January 20, 2012 'Harlem Nocturne' has gotta be one of the most sensual, erotic tunes ever written. Very evocative memories for me! RIP Johnny. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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BluesKeys Posted January 20, 2012 Share Posted January 20, 2012 Another R&B pioneer is gone. Is Shuggie Otis still playing? Jimmy Those are my principles, and if you don't like them... well, I have others. Groucho NEW BAND CHECK THEM OUT www.steveowensandsummertime.com www.jimmyweaver.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jazz+ Posted January 20, 2012 Share Posted January 20, 2012 Johnny Otis (Wikipedia)http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnny_Otis Born as Ioannis Alexandres Veliotes (December 28, 1921) Otis was the child of Greek immigrants Alexander J. Veliotes, a Mare Island longshoreman and grocery store owner, and his wife, the former Irene Kiskakes, a painter. He was the older brother of Nicholas A. Veliotes, former U.S. Ambassador to Jordan (19781981) and to Egypt (19841986). Otis was well-known for his choice to live his professional and personal life as a member of the African-American community. He has written, "As a kid I decided that if our society dictated that one had to be black or white, I would be black." Harry Likas was the Technical Editor of Mark Levine's "The Jazz Theory Book" and also helped develop "The Jazz Piano Book." Find 350 of Harry's jazz piano arrangements of standards, for educational purposes, and tutoring at https://www.patreon.com/HarryLikas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A McLeod III Posted January 23, 2012 Share Posted January 23, 2012 Hey Jimmy! Shuggie is still doing some stuff I heard out on the west coast. His version of Strawberry Letter 23 is still my favorite as well as Sweet Thang. I got that original on wax. Johnny was the greatest man. I'm recordings are still alive. We're loosing too many historical and archival entities. Folks who we can never replace. RIP Johnny Otis! "Life Is Just A Game And They're Many Ways To Play...All You Do Is Choose." SC 1976 Fantom, XP 80, DX7 IIFD w/"E", Ensoniq ESQ 1, Roland Alpha Juno 2, Roland S 10, Korg Triton LE with EXB, GEM RP2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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