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When I got near teen age, I was so happy with my friends and the African American culture that I couldn't imagine not being part of it.

Johnny Otis

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Johnny Otis
Age: 90 †
Born: 1921
Born: December 28
Died: 2012
Died: January 17
Bandleader
Composer
Disc Jockey
Pianist
Record Producer
Singer
Songwriter
Vallejo
California
Ioannis Alexandres Veliotes
00023126038 IPI
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African
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