Birth Name: Ioannis Alexandres Veliotes
Occupation: Blues Singer
Place Of Birth: Vallejo
Date Of Birth: December 28, 1921
Date Of Death: January 17, 2012
Cause Of Death: N/A
Ethnicity: White
Nationality: American
Johnny Otis was born on the 28th of December, 1921. He was best known for being a Blues Singer. Considered by many to be the Godfather of Rhythm and Blues, Otis was an R&B singer, composer, and musician who recorded the #1 hit “Willie and the Hand Jive” in 1958.
Johnny Otis was born in Vallejo. He began playing music when he was a teenager, acquiring a set of drums. His first band was the West Oakland Houserockers. He had his own radio show in Berkeley, California.
Johnny Otis was a Capricorn and was born in the G.I. Generation.
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Childhood
Johnny Otis was born in 1920s. The 1920s represented an era of change and growth. The decade was one of learning and exploration. The economic boom and the Jazz Age were over, and America began the period called the Great Depression. Discover what happened on this day.
Ioannis Alexandres Veliotes is part of G.I. Generation also known as The Greatest Generation. This generation experienced much of their youth during the Great Depression and rapid technological innovation such as the radio and the telephone. The initials "G.I." is military terminology referring to "Government Issue" or "General Issue".
Education
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Family
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Personal Life
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Johnny Otis was born in the Year of the Rooster.
Fast Facts
| REAL NAME: | Ioannis Alexandres Veliotes |
| NICKNAME: | Johnny |
| RELIGION: | Unknown |
| AGE GENERATION: | G.I. Generation |
| BIRTH SIGN: | Capricorn |
| BIRTH DAY: | Wednesday |
| DEATH DAY: | Tuesday |
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Horoscope
Zodiac Sign: Johnny Otis was a Capricorn. People of this zodiac sign like family, tradition, and dislike almost everything at some point. The strengths of this sign are being responsible, disciplined, good managers, while weaknesses can be to be the know-it-all, unforgiving, condescending and expecting the worst. The greatest overall compatibility with Capricorn is Taurus and Cancer.
Chinese Zodiac: Johnny Otis was born in the Year of the Dragon. People born under this sign are honest, observant and hardworking. They seldom rely on other people in daily life, which can make them impatient when dealing with others.
Ruling Planet: Johnny Otis had a ruling planet of Saturn and has a ruling planet of Saturn and by astrological associations Saturday is ruled by Saturn. Saturn is a planet of commitment and responsibility, but also restriction and delay. People who are born with Saturn as the ruling planet are disciplined and are hard workers.
Johnny Otis’s birth sign is Capricorn and he had a ruling planet of Saturn.
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