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Johnny Otis( Los Angeles Times )
R&B singer Johnny Otis, who is white, grew up in a predominantly black neighborhood and had a deep connection to black culture. He wrote "Willie and the Hand Jive" and discovered Etta James and Little Richard. He was 90. Full obituary
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