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Johnny Otis Of 'Willie And The Hand Jive' Dies
msnbc.com 3 weeks, 6 days agoLOS ANGELES (AP) -- Johnny Otis, who made the R&B classic "Willie and the Hand Jive" and evangelized black music to white audiences as a bandleader and radio host, has died in California at 90. His manager, Terry Gould, says Otis died Tuesday at his home in Altadena. Otis, who was white, grew up in a black section of Berkeley and adopted black culture as his own. He started his musical career as a drummer. By 1945, was a band leader and had a hit with "Harlem Nocturne." Otis' 1958 recording of "Willie and t
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NYC City Opera Reaches Tentative Deal With Union
msnbc.com 4 weeks agoNEW YORK (AP) -- The New York City Opera and the union representing its orchestra have reached a tentative contract agreement. According to The New York Times (http://nyti.ms/wHbjFN), the orchestra players are expected to vote on the pact on Wednesday or Thursday. Details weren't released. Negotiations were continuing with the company's other major union, the American Guild of Musical Artists. That union represents the chorus, principal singers, stage managers and assistant directors. The bitter contract di
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