Otis Spann

Otis Spann (* 21. Meaz 1930 z Jackson, Mississippi; † 24. Aprui 1970 z Chicago, Illinois) wor a amerikanischa Blues-Pianist und -Senga.

Ea woa oana vo de bestn Blues-Pianisnt vo seina Zeit. Ea hod u. a. Howlin' Wolf, Bo Diddley, Chuck Berry, Muddy Waters, John Lee Hooker und Big Mama Thornton afm Piano begleidt.

1980 is a in de Blues Hall of Fame afgnumma worn.

Diskographie
Alben
1960      Otis Spann Is the Blues		Candid Records
1963	 	Piano Blues	 	Storyville
1963	 	Portrait in Blues	 	Storyville
1964	 	The Blues of Otis Spann	 	Decca
1966      Otis Spann's Chicago Blues Testament
1967		The Blues Is Where It's At	 	BGO
1967	 	Nobody Knows My Trouble	 	 
1968		The Bottom of the Blues	 	BGO
1968	 	Raw Blues	 	London
1969		The Blues Never Die!		Prestige/Original Blues Classics
1969	 	Cracked Spanner Head	 	Decca
1969	    The Biggest Thing Since Colossus	 	Sony Music Distribution
1970		Cryin' Time	 	Vanguard
1970	 	Otis Spann	 	Everest
1970	 	Sweet Giant of the Blues	 	Blues Time
1970	 	The Everlasting Blues	 	Spivey
1972		Walking the Blues		Candid1973	 	Heart Heavy with Trouble	 	 
1974	 	Blues Rocks	 	Blues Time
1974	 	Cry Before I Go	 	BluesWay
1983	 	Nobody Knows Chicago Like I Do	 	Charly Records
1984	 	Rarest	 	JSP
1991	 	This Is the Blues	 	Huub
1997      Live The Life Testament
1999      Best of Vanguard Year's Vanguard
2000		Last Call: Live at Boston Tea Party, April 2, ...	 	Mr Cat
2003      Heritage Of The Blues/I Wanna Go Home Hightone remasterd - reissue von Otis Spann's Chicago Blues
2005      Blues Of Otis Spann/Cracked Spanner Head (2 Originals) 	Beat Goes On
2006      Complete Blue Horizon Sessions Blue Horizon
2006      Otis Spann - From The Archives (Digitally Remastered) Essential Media Group 
Half Ain't Been Told	 	Black Cat RecordDVD
2002 Various Artists - Colin James presents The Blues Masters 
2009 U.S. Blues Tour '63

 Im Netz 
 Otis Spann auf MySpace

Beleg

 Liner notes, THE BLUES NEVER DIE, Prestige Records
 Sheldon Harris, BLUES WHO'S WHO
 Liner notes, PORTRAIT IN BLUES, Storyville Records
 Peter Guralnick, LOST HIGHWAY

Kategorie:Blues-Musiker
Kategorie:US-amerikanischer Musiker
Kategorie:Geboren 1930
Kategorie:Gestorben 1970
Kategorie:Mann