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Career. Death. Legacy. Discography. See also. References. External links. Otis Spann (March 21, 1924 or 1930 – April 24, 1970) was an American blues musician, whom many consider to be the leading postwar Chicago blues pianist. [1] [2] Early life. Sources differ over Spann's early years.
It was only when I heard a ghost of his familiar, husky voice that I realised that this was Otis Spann. I have never felt so acute a shock.” On April 30th, six days after his death, Otis Spann was interred at the Burr Oak Cemetery in Alsip, Illinois.
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Apr 28, 2023 · Tragically, Spann died at the age of 40 in 1970 from cancer. His death was a huge loss to the blues community, and he is still remembered today as one of the greatest pianists in the history of the genre. In Otis Spann was a hugely influential figure in the world of blues music.
Otis Spann. Otis Spann, the first piano player inducted into the Blues Hall of Fame, did more than anyone to define the pianist’s role in postwar Chicago blues. His rock-solid support of Muddy Waters throughout the ’50s and ’60s was superb, and during his last decade Spann was able to record an impressive number of his own albums, which ...
Otis Spann was an integral part of the legendary Muddy Waters band in the 1950s and ’60s. He took his time to launch a solo career. His discography is still a great one, and it’s clear why many Chicago blues fans consider him Chicago’s best post-war pianist. Spann was a part of Waters’ Chess waxings from 1953 to 1969.
Sep 1, 1999 · Otis Spann, originally from Jackson, Mississippi, was born March 21, 1930. He was of a younger generation than fellow pianists Sunnyland Slim, Roosevelt Sykes or Memphis Slim,but his early musical tutelage was very similar. In Spann's case, he was inspired to play the piano at the age of eight by a local pianist Friday Ford.
The Spann LP was reissued on Barnaby and other U.S. and European labels. Additional sides from this August 21, 1960, New York session featuring Spann with Lockwood and singer St. Louis Jimmy were released on a Crosscut LP in Germany and on a Mosaic box set. Released on LP as Candid CJM-8001 (mono)/CJS-9001 (stereo) in 1961. Otis Spann, vocal ...
