The Johnny Otis Show
100 Club
London, England, U.K.
August 8, 1972
(BBC broadcast for September 9, 1972)

Gene "The Mighty Flea" Connors - trombone
Thomas "Nose" Norwood - drums
Shuggie Otis - guitar, vocals
Johnny Otis - piano, vibraphone
Jimmy Smith Jr. - bass
Clifford Solomon - tenor sax
Willie "Jitterbug" Webb - guitar
Big Jim Wynn - baritone sax
Big Daddy Rucker - vocals
Marie Adams, Sadie and Francine McKinley - vocals (3 Tons Of Joy)
Stony, Peaches , Sugar, Honey - vocals (The Otis-ettes)

--The Johnny Otis Band--
01. Honky Tonk

--Big Daddy Rucker--
02. Knock on Wood
03. Best Friend Blues
04. Lawdy Miss Clawdy
05. Turn On Your Love Light

--Marie Adams & The Three Tons Of Joy--
06. Elmore James Medley:
Dust My Broom >
Standing At The Crossroads >
Dust My Broom
07. Jimmy Reed Medley:
Baby What You Want Me to Do >
Bright Lights, Big City >
Baby You Don’t Have To Go
08. Shake A Hand
09. Hitch Hike

--Gene "Mighty Flea" Connors--
10. The Preacher's Blues

--Johnny Otis--
11. Willie and the Hand Jive
12. Black Night
13. Band Introductions

--Shuggie Otis--
14. Me and My Woman

--The Otis-ettes--
15. I Want To Take You Higher
16. Stand
17. Shake

--The Johnny Otis Orchestra--
18. Roll 'Em Pete
xx. Honky Tonk (missing-tape ran out)
[54:33]

From the collection of John Musgrave
source:
BBC transcription disc > KMET-FM > ? > Akai GX630DB @ 3 3/4 ips

Transfer (November 2020)
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This tape ran out before the broadcast and is missing the final song.
Some song titles have been corrected from those given by the BBC.

All thanks go to John for loaning me his tape collection and to ethiessen for the beautiful cover art.

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STEREO POP SPECIAL 25 (I & II)
Pop Spectacular
featuring:
THE JOHNNY OTIS SHOW In Concert

When the rock historians get down to painting a true picture of who
invented Rock and Roll, JOHNNY OTIS will undoubtedly be one of the
key figures in the musical revolution on the west coast of America in the
40's and 50's. He was responsible for discovering and employing some of
the great rhythm and blues singers and instrumentalists as well as writing
some of the classic songs of that era. His own hits include numbers like
"Harlem Nocturne", "Cry Baby Cry" "Ma He's Making Eyes At Me" and
"Willie and The Hand Jive".

On his recent tour of Britain, we recorded JOHNNY OTIS and company
IN CONCERT and as the program proves, all the showy, exuberant
happy sound of "Rock and Roll" is as exciting and enjoyable today as it
ever had been.

Johnny, for many people the "daddy" of the "Rock and Blues" sound,
announces, bangs the tambourine, plays piano and vibes, sings and generally
holds together the fastest moving show we've featured in this series to date.

After "Honkey Tonk" - the Otis signature tune - comes opening act
BIG DADDY RUCKER who pounds his way through "Knock on Wood", "Best
Friend Blues", "Lawdy Miss Clawdy" and "Turn On Your Lovelight". Big
Daddy is followed by the THREE TONS OF JOY, Marie Adams, Sandy
McKinley and Pretty One, who blow up a storm on "Dust My Broom",
"Let It Roll", "Shake Your Hand" and "Going To Chicago".

GENE CONNERS, better known as "The Mighty Flea", then features his
specialty number on trombone, "The Preacher's Blues" and from there it's
into some really nice, loose, swinging bandwork as Johnny takes his vocal
spot with the classics "Willie and The Hand Jive" and "Cry Baby". Keeping
it in the family Johnny introduces his 18-year-old son SHUGGIE for his
rendition of "Me and My Woman".

Stoney, Peaches and Honey otherwise known as the OTISETTES
explode on stage as the last of the individual acts to feature "I Wanna
Take You Higher", "Bye Bye Boogie" and "Shake". From there everyone
is on stage for the grand finale and it all happens on the well known
"Boogie Boogie Bye Bye".

Musicians in the show also include BIG JIM WINN (baritone sax),
CLIFFORD SOLOMAN (tenor sax), WILLIE "JITTER-BUG" WEBB (guitar),
JIMMY SMITH JUNIOR (Bass), and THOMAS NOLES NARWOOD (drums).

There is nothing profound about THE JOHNNY OTIS SHOW, but it's full
of the old swing, spirit and entertainment which is often lacking in show
business today. Our audience loved it, you will too!

(Copied from the BBC broadcast information page)