Otis Spann
USA
Born: 21 March 1930
Died: 24 April 1970
Genres: Blues
Styles: Chicago Blues, Electric Chicago Blues, Electric Blues, Piano Blues, Acoustic Blues, Jump Blues/Piano Blues, Country Blues, Blues Revival, Early American Blues
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An integral member of the nonpareil Muddy Waters band of the 1950s and '60s, pianist Otis Spann took his sweet time in launching a full-fledged solo career. But his own discography is a satisfying one nonetheless, offering ample proof as to why so many aficionados considered him then and now as Chicago's leading post-war blues pianist. Spann played on most of Waters' classic Chess waxings between 1953 and 1969, his rippling 88s providing the drive on Waters' seminal 1960 live version of "Got My Mojo Working" (cut at the prestigious Newport Jazz...
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