Otis
Spann
Born in Mississippi, United States
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
[spouse(s) unknown]
[children unknown]
Died
at age 46
in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States
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Biography
Otis Spann is Notable.
Otis Spann was an American blues musician, whom many consider to be the leading postwar Chicago blues pianist.
Otis was born in 1924 in Mississippi.
He died in Chicago, Illinois in 1970. [1]
Spann was posthumously elected to the Blues Hall of Fame in 1980. On November 13, 2012, Spann received a Mississippi Blues Trail Marker plaque, which stands at 547 South Roach Street in Jackson, Mississippi at his boyhood home.
Research Notes
- According to the the Boston Globe article, Otis was half-brother of Muddy Waters.[1]
Sources
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Santosuosso, Ernie, "Otis Spann--One of a Kind," The Boston Globe, 13 Sep 1970, p. B-39, col. 6, Web (newspapers.com, accessed 19 Mar 2023) Newspapers Clip: 121181862.
See also:
- Wikidata: Item Q1349079, en:Wikipedia
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