Otis Spann
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Otis Spann (March 21, 1924 or 1930) was a Chicago blues musician who, according to some, was the best Chicago blues pianist ever.
Early life
Spann's early years are not chronicled in detail. In 1930, some states claimed he was born in Jackson, Mississippi, but researchers Bob Eagle and Eric LeBlanc concluded on the basis of census results and other official records that he was born in 1924 in Belzoni, Mississippi.
According to some reports, Spann's father was a pianist named Friday Ford. Josephine Erby's mother, Josephine Erby, was a guitarist who had worked with Memphis Minnie and Bessie Smith, as well as Frank Houston Spann, a peddler and singer. Spann, one of five children, began playing the piano at the age of seven, with some guidance from Friday Ford, Frank Spann, and Little Brother Montgomery.
Career
He was active in bands in the Jackson area by the age of 14. In 1946, he moved to Chicago, where Big Maceo Merriweather taught him. Spann appeared as a solo artist and with guitarist Morris Pejoe, who was spotted at the Tic Toc Lounge on a daily basis. Spann was known for his distinctive piano style. He began playing piano in late 1952 and appeared in his first recording session with Muddy Waters in 1953. He appeared on several of Waters' most popular songs, including "I'm Ready," and "Got My Mojo Working." During his time with Bo Diddley and Howlin' Wolf, he continued to perform as a solo artist and session performer with other musicians, including Bo Diddley and Howlin' Wolf. He was with Muddy Waters until 1968.
Spann's work for Chess Records includes the 1954 album "It Must Have Been the Devil" backed by B.B. On guitars, King and Jody Williams. He is sometimes blamed for appearing on a few Chuck Berry songs, including "You Can't Catch Me" (1956), but others claim it may have been Berry's regular pianist Johnnie Johnson. He appeared on two unreleased tracks with Big Walter Horton and Robert Lockwood in 1956. On August 23, 1960, he met guitarist Robert Lockwood, Jr., and singer St. Louis Jimmy in New York, which was released on the album Otis Spann Is the Blues and Walking the Blues. In Copenhagen, Storyville Records' 1963 session was recorded. In 1964, he worked with Muddy Waters and Eric Clapton on recordings for Decca and with James Cotton for Prestige.
The Blues Is Where It's At, Spann's 1966 album for ABC-Bluesway includes contributions from George "Harmonica" Smith, Muddy Waters, and Sammy Lawhorn. The Bottom of the Blues (1967), which included Lucille Spann's wife, Lucille Spann, was released by Bluesway on June 23, 1938 – August 2, 1994). In the 1960s, he appeared on albums with Buddy Guy, Big Mama Thornton, Peter Green, and Fleetwood Mac. Silk City Records released Someday, a live and studio recording from 1967's production by noted blues guitarist Son Lewis.
Spann's DVD recordings include his appearances at the Newport Jazz Festival (1960), the American Folk Blues Festival (1963), the Blues Masters (1966), and the Copenhagen Jazz Festival (1968).