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Otis Spann (21 Mar 1930 - 24 Apr 1970)

Male Person - United States

Releases (22)

Official

Album

  1. Otis Spann Is the Blues Jan 1961
  2. The Blues Never Die! 1965
  3. Otis Spann's Chicago Blues 1965
  4. Cracked Spanner Head 1969
  5. Cryin' Time 1969
  6. Sweet Giant of the Blues 1970
  7. Portraits in Blues 30 Nov 1990
  8. The Blues of Otis Spann 1993
  9. The Blues Is Where It's At 01 Apr 1994
  10. The Bottom of the Blues 15 Feb 2002

Album - Compilation

  1. The Blues Never Die! 1990
  2. The Blues Collection: Otis Spann, My Home in the Delta 1994
  3. Down to Earth (The Bluesway Recordings) 14 Mar 1995
  4. Best of the Vanguard Years 29 Nov 1999
  5. Good Morning Mr. Blues 15 Aug 2000
  6. Heritage of the Blues: I Wanna Go Home 27 May 2003
  7. The Blues of Otis Spann / Cracked Spanner Head 25 Jul 2005
  8. The Complete Blue Horizon Sessions 15 May 2006
  9. The Hard Way 2015

Album - Live

  1. Last Call 2000

Promotion

Album - Compilation

  1. This Is the Blues 1991

Relationships (3)

Member Of

  1. The Muddy Waters Band
  2. Otis Spann’s South Side Piano lead vocals, piano

Married

  1. Lucille Spann

Recordings by (259)

  1. The Hard Way 5:06 (Jan 1961)
  2. Take a Little Walk With Me 3:27 (Jan 1961)
  3. Little Boy Blue 3:41 (Jan 1961)
  4. Country Boy 4:25 (Jan 1961)
  5. Beat‐Up Team 6:03 (Jan 1961)
  6. My Daily Wish 4:27 (Jan 1961)
  7. Great Northern Stomp 4:17 (Jan 1961)
  8. Worried Life Blues 4:21 (Jan 1961)
  9. Otis in the Dark 4:35 (Jan 1961)
  10. The Blues Never Die 3:46 (1965)
  11. I Got a Feeling 2:56 (1965)
  12. One More Mile to Go 3:53 (1965)
  13. Feelin’ Good 3:30 (1965)
  14. After a While 4:02 (1965)
  15. Dust My Broom 2:42 (1965)
  16. Straighten Up, Baby 2:36 (1965)
  17. Come On 2:44 (1965)
  18. Must Have Been the Devil 2:45 (1965)
  19. Lightnin’ 2:46 (1965)
  20. I’m Ready 3:04 (1965)
  21. Get Your Hands Out of My Pocket 2:33 (1965)
  22. Nobody Knows My Troubles 3:23 (1965)
  23. Sarah Street 3:25 (1965)
  24. You Can't Hide 2:35 (1965)
  25. Jack-Knife 2:53 (1965)
  26. What's on Your Worried Mind? 2:27 (1965)
  27. Vicksburg Blues 4:34 (1965)
  28. Who's Out There? 2:33 (1965)
  29. Spann's Boogie Woogie 2:13 (1965)
  30. See See Rider 3:02 (1965)
  31. Lovin' You 3:26 (1965)
  32. One-Room Country Shack 2:46 (1965)
  33. Mr. Jelly-Roll Baker 3:05 (1965)
  34. Pretty Girls Everywhere 2:50 (1967)
  35. My Home in the Desert 4:15 (1967)
  36. You Gonna Need My Help 3:05 (1967)
  37. Home to Mississippi 3:26 (1969)
  38. Blues Is a Botheration 4:03 (1969)
  39. You Said You'd Be on Time 4:46 (1969)
  40. Cryin' Time 3:11 (1969)
  41. Blind Man 3:18 (1969)
  42. Some Day 4:36 (1969)
  43. Twisted Snake 3:02 (1969)
  44. Green Flowers 3:45 (1969)
  45. The New Boogaloo 2:09 (1969)
  46. Mule Kicking in My Stall 3:30 (1969)
  47. Crack Your Head 2:56 (1969)
  48. Iced Nehi 2:53 (1969)
  49. Wagon Wheel 3:54 (1969)
  50. No Sense in Worrying 3:22 (1969)
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On Recordings (50)

Instruments

  1. (I’m Your) Hoochie Coochie Man 2:51 Muddy Waters (Jan 1954) piano
  2. No Money Down 2:58 Chuck Berry (Dec 1955) piano
  3. Don’t Start Me to Talkin’ 2:35 Sonny Boy Williamson (1955) piano
  4. You Can’t Catch Me 2:44 Chuck Berry (Nov 1956) piano
  5. Roly Poly 2:50 Chuck Berry (01 May 1957) piano
  6. Berry Pickin’ 2:32 Chuck Berry (01 May 1957) piano
  7. Close to You 3:06 Muddy Waters (1958) piano
  8. Anthony Boy 1:54 Chuck Berry (Jul 1959) piano
  9. Evil 2:54 Howlin’ Wolf (1959) piano
  10. Baby, How Long 2:54 Howlin’ Wolf (1959) piano
  11. Forty‐Four 2:50 Howlin’ Wolf (1959) piano
  12. Don't Let It Go (Hold on to What You Got) 2:43 Bo Diddley (1959) piano
  13. Oh Yeah 3:08 Bo Diddley (1959) piano
  14. Crackin’ Up 2:05 Bo Diddley (1959) piano
  15. Tell Me Baby 2:17 Muddy Waters (Jun 1960) piano
  16. Lonesome Road Blues 3:04 Muddy Waters (Jun 1960) piano
  17. Southbound Train 2:54 Muddy Waters (Jun 1960) piano
  18. Double Trouble 2:46 Muddy Waters (Jun 1960) piano
  19. Baby, I Done Got Wise 2:58 Muddy Waters (Jun 1960) piano
  20. Mopper’s Blues 2:54 Muddy Waters (Jun 1960) piano
  21. Just a Dream (on My Mind) 2:30 Muddy Waters (Jun 1960) piano
  22. Spoonful 2:45 Howlin’ Wolf (1960) piano
  23. I Got My Brand on You 4:49 Muddy Waters (1960) piano
  24. I’m Your Hoochie Coochie Man 2:57 Muddy Waters (1960) piano
  25. Baby, Please Don’t Go 3:04 Muddy Waters (1960) piano
  26. Soon Forgotten 4:17 Muddy Waters (1960) piano
  27. Tiger in Your Tank 4:29 Muddy Waters (1960) piano
  28. I’ve Got My Mojo Working, Part 2 2:55 Muddy Waters (1960) piano
  29. I’ve Got My Mojo Working 4:26 Muddy Waters (1960) piano
  30. Goodbye Newport Blues 4:49 Muddy Waters (1960) piano
  31. Country Boy 4:25 Otis Spann (Jan 1961) piano
  32. My Daily Wish 4:27 Otis Spann (Jan 1961) piano
  33. Worried Life Blues 4:21 Otis Spann (Jan 1961) piano
  34. Great Northern Stomp 4:17 Otis Spann (Jan 1961) piano
  35. Otis in the Dark 4:35 Otis Spann (Jan 1961) piano
  36. The Hard Way 5:06 Otis Spann (Jan 1961) piano
  37. Take a Little Walk With Me 3:27 Otis Spann (Jan 1961) piano
  38. Little Boy Blue 3:41 Otis Spann (Jan 1961) piano
  39. Beat‐Up Team 6:03 Otis Spann (Jan 1961) piano
  40. I Got Rambling on My Mind #2 4:06 Otis Spann with Robert Lockwood Junior (Jan 1961) piano
  41. Wang Dang Doodle 2:25 Howlin’ Wolf (1961) piano
  42. Back Door Man 2:50 Howlin’ Wolf (1961) piano
  43. Why Did You Go 4:47 Lonnie Johnson (1963) piano
  44. Please Help Me 3:30 Lonnie Johnson (1963) piano

Vocals

  1. Anthony Boy 1:54 Chuck Berry (Jul 1959) background vocals
  2. Goodbye Newport Blues 4:49 Muddy Waters (1960)
  3. The Hard Way 5:06 Otis Spann (Jan 1961)
  4. Country Boy 4:25 Otis Spann (Jan 1961)
  5. Beat‐Up Team 6:03 Otis Spann (Jan 1961)
  6. Worried Life Blues 4:21 Otis Spann (Jan 1961)

Credited as (36)

  1. Otis Spann
  2. Muddy Waters & Otis Spann
  3. Robert Lockwood, Jr. & Otis Spann
  4. Otis Spann with Muddy Waters & His Band
  5. Big Walter Horton, Otis Spann, Peter Green, Danny Kirwan, John McVie & S.P. Leary
  6. Otis & Lucille Spann
  7. Otis Spann with Fleetwood Mac
  8. Junior Wells / Buddy Guy / Otis Spann
  9. Jimmy Rogers with Otis Spann & Willie Dixon
  10. Otis Spann / Lightnin’ Hopkins
  11. Muddy Waters with Otis Spann
  12. Jim Kweskin & The Jug Band With Sippie Wallace And Otis Spann
  13. Fleetwood Mac, Otis Spann, Willie Dixon, Shakey Horton, J.T. Brown, Guitar Buddy, Honeyboy Edwards, S.P. Leary
  14. Fleetwood Mac featuring Otis Spann / Willie Dixon / Shakey Horton / J.T. Brown / Guitar Buddy / Honeyboy Edwards / S.P. Leary
  15. Fleetwood Mac featuring Otis; S.P.
  16. Fleetwood Mac featuring Otis
  17. Fleetwood Mac featuring ‘Shakey’; Otis Spann; S.P. Leary
  18. Eddie “Cleanhead” Vinson & Otis Spann
  19. T‐Bone Walker, ‘Big’ Joe Turner, Otis Spann, George “Harmonica” Smith, Paul Humphrey, Ernie Watts, Arthur Wright & Ron Brown
  20. Otis Spann With Muddy Waters Band
  21. Johnny Young & Otis Spann
  22. Otis Spann featuring: St. Louis Jimmy and Robert Lockwood, Jr.
  23. Fleetwood Mac · Otis Spann · Willie Dixon · Shakey Horton · J.T. Brown · Guitar Buddy · Honeyboy Edwards · S.P. Leary
  24. Johnny Young, Slim Willis, Otis Spann & Robert Whitehead
  25. Otis Spann with Robert Lockwood, Jr.
  26. Otis Spann with Robert Lockwood Junior
  27. Chester "Howlin' Wolf" Burnett, Hubert Sumlin, Freddie King, Fred Below, Leonard Chess, Phil Chess, Otis Spann, Willie Dixon & Howlin’ Wolf
  28. Eric Clapton featured with John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers with Champion Jack Dupree & Otis Spann
  29. Muddy Waters Feat. Otis Spann
  30. Otis Spann with James Cotton & Muddy Waters
  31. Otis Spann & Muddy Waters
  32. Brownie McGhee & Sonny Terry / The Impressions / Otis Spann
  33. Mike Bloomfield & Electric Flag / Otis Spann
  34. Shirley & Lee / Otis Spann
  35. Muddy Waters / Otis Spann / Mike Bloomfield / Paul Butterfield / Donald “Duck” Dunn / Sam Lay / Buddy Miles
  36. Muddy Waters feat. Otis Spann

Works (39)

Wrote

  1. It Was a Big Thing
  2. Boots and Shoes
  3. Someday Soon Baby
  4. Hungry Country Girl
  5. The Hard Way
  6. Otis in the Dark
  7. Country Boy
  8. Beat‐Up Team
  9. Worried Life Blues
  10. Crack Your Head
  11. No Sense in Worrying
  12. Dollar Twenty‐Five
  13. Everything’s Gonna Be Alright
  14. Lucky So and So
  15. Sometimes I Wonder
  16. Mr. Highway Man
  17. What Will Become of Me
  18. Take My Woman

Composed

  1. Must Have Been the Devil
  2. Sellin’ My Thing
  3. I Wonder Why
  4. Bird in a Cage
  5. Hey Baby
  6. Make a Way
  7. Don't You Know
  8. Spann Stomp
  9. Great Northern Stomp
  10. Iced Nehi
  11. S.P. Blues
  12. Some Day
  13. Get Your Hands Out Of My Pockets

Lyrics

  1. Some Day
  2. Must Have Been the Devil
  3. Get Your Hands Out Of My Pockets
  4. Sellin’ My Thing
  5. I Wonder Why
  6. Hey Baby
  7. Make a Way
  8. Don't You Know

Links (17)

Other Databases

  1. https://d-nb.info/gnd/134526392
  2. https://rateyourmusic.com/artist/otis_spann
  3. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n87119483
  4. https://www.worldcat.org/identities/lccn-n87119483
  5. http://snaccooperative.org/ark:/99166/w6pg2n1x
  6. https://catalogue.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb13899958s

Discogs

  1. https://www.discogs.com/artist/322878

Allmusic

  1. https://www.allmusic.com/artist/mn0000486775

Imdb

  1. https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1302494/

VIAF ID

  1. http://viaf.org/viaf/203749851

Wikidata

  1. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1349079

Secondhandsongs

  1. https://secondhandsongs.com/artist/16168

Stream For Free

  1. https://www.deezer.com/artist/69937

Biographies

  1. http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=5718
  2. http://www.livinblues.com/bluesrooms/otisspann.asp
  3. http://www.blues.org/halloffame/inductees.php?ArtistId=134#ref=halloffame_inductees
  4. http://www.rockabilly.nl/references/messages/otis_spann.htm