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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Johnny Otis, a former Berkeley High student and renowned
musician, died on Tuesday, January 17 at age 90. Johnny is a member of the
Berkeley High Hall of Fame. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>"The bandleader Johnny Otis was one of the first white
American musicians to cross the racial divide, aligning himself with the black
community as a teenager and from then on regarding himself – and being
treated as – a black man," wrote the British newspaper The Guardian.
"He attracted many nicknames – among them the Duke Ellington of
Watts, the Reverend Hand Jive and the Godfather of Rhythm and Blues – and
distinguished himself as a television host, political activist, preacher,
cartoonist, painter, chef, record producer, talent scout, DJ, sculptor, writer
and organic farmer." <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>For the rest of the Guardian story go to: <a
href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2012/jan/19/johnny-otis">http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2012/jan/19/johnny-otis</a>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>For the story in the <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:State w:st="on">New
York</st1:State></st1:place> Times story go to: <a
href="http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/20/arts/music/johnny-otis-musician-dies-at-90.html?_r=1&pagewanted=all">http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/20/arts/music/johnny-otis-musician-dies-at-90.html?_r=1&pagewanted=all</a>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>To watch Johnny Otis play the Hand Jive go to: <a
href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TEeeGMpM_Nk&feature=share">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TEeeGMpM_Nk&feature=share</a>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>For a more detailed biography go to: <a
href="http://thesis.haverford.edu/dspace/bitstream/handle/10066/5995/Lipsitz_33_1-2.pdf?sequence=1">http://thesis.haverford.edu/dspace/bitstream/handle/10066/5995/Lipsitz_33_1-2.pdf?sequence=1</a>
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