Otis Spann
(March 21, 1924 or 1930 – April 24, 1970) was an American blues musician, whom many consider to be the leading postwar Chicago blues pianist.
Albums
- Otis Spann Is the Blues (Candid, 1960)
- Good Morning Mr. Blues (1963)
- The Blues of Otis Spann (Decca, 1964)
- The Blues Never Die! (Prestige, 1965)
- Chicago/The Blues/Today!, vol. 1 (Vanguard, 1966); split release with other artists)
- Otis Spann's Chicago Blues (Testament, 1966) also released as Nobody Knows My Troubles
- The Blues Is Where It's At (BluesWay, 1966)
- The Bottom of the Blues (BluesWay, 1968)
- Cryin' Time (Vanguard, 1969)
- The Biggest Thing Since Colossus (Blue Horizon, 1969)
- The Everlasting Blues vs. Otis Spann (Spivey, 1969)
- Up in the Queen's Pad (Spivey, 1969)
- Super Black Blues (BluesTime, 1969) with T-Bone Walker and Joe Turner
- Sweet Giant of the Blues (BluesTime, 1970)
- Walking the Blues (Barnaby, 1960 [1972])
- Heart Loaded with Trouble (BluesWay, 1973) - compilation
- Otis Rides Again (Piccadilly, 1980)
- Last Call: Live at Boston Tea Party (recorded 1970, released 2000)
- I Wanna Go Home (recorded 1964–69, released 2003)
- Complete Blue Horizon Sessions (recorded 1969, released 2006)
- Someday... (recorded 1967, released 2012)
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