| 单词 | Otis |
| 例句 | "The judge says she's a pawn and Otis Amber says he's the king, Crow's the queen— Oh well, it's probably just a coincidence." The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z And when I was done, Otis would write down my time in a notebook that he had marked on the outside, “One red leather collar, one red leather leash.” Because of Winn-Dixie 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z "Crow's not going to inherit anything, not if she's in jail for murder," Otis Amber complained bitterly. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z Neil and Otis took the chains and started wrapping them around Our Lady. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z James Russell and Otis Bottom figured it out, I guess. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z Otis Bottom stopped them both, since the So-Called Gym Teacher was nowhere around. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z “I know your father well. Ephialtes and Otis promised you would come.” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Flora Baumbach gasped as Otis Amber unzipped his plastic jacket, pulled a revolver from his shoulder holster, and handed it to the judge, who locked the gun in her desk drawer. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z “Franny and me, we started thinking about all these songs we knew from when we was girls. We got Otis to play them and we started singing them, teaching the words to these children.” Because of Winn-Dixie 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z “I didn’t want to wear the gladiator outfit,” Otis complained. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z "I mean, Otis is the name you give short, fat dogs. Not people." Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z He needed the bicycle to follow Otis Amber, right now. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z Otis Amber shouted as the intern hurried by. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z Even Oscar Otis was up there, cheering Pollard on. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Percy battled the giant twins, Otis and Ephialtes, while at his side fought a bearded man with a trident and a loud Hawaiian shirt. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z It does not matter, he was thinking, what James Otis says these days—sane or crazy. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z It was too painful, going back to that house, but Otis said she must, to collect her due. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z “So,” Gloria Dump said, “Otis played his guitar right to that dog, and a little bit at a time, Winn- Dixie came creeping out from underneath the bed.” Because of Winn-Dixie 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z When I told Gloria Dump about Otis and how he got arrested, she laughed so hard she had to grab hold of her false teeth so they wouldn’t fall out of her mouth. Because of Winn-Dixie 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z The brunette from earlier, Becky, is called to the stage and she performs Otis Redding’s “Try a Little Tenderness.” They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z In the morning, me and Winn-Dixie went down to sweep the pet store, and I took a Littmus Lozenge for Otis. Because of Winn-Dixie 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z I make a decision and press play, and Otis Redding’s voice comes quietly through the speakers. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z James Otis was on his feet, his head close against the rafters that cut down into the attic, making it the shape of a tent. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z “I have mountains of style. I define style. I—I—” “My brother oozes style,” Otis suggested. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Sandy turned to a fresh page, propped his feet on the judge's desk, and began to read the data supplied by the private investigator on Otis Amber. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z He ran toward her, completely forgetting about Otis, who aimed his spear at Jason’s back. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z His aviator's helmet again flapping over his ears, Otis Amber danced up to his soup-kitchen companion, flung his arms around the taut body, and squeezed her tightly. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z After she was gone, I would sweep and clean up and even arrange some of Otis’s shelves, because he did not have an eye for arranging things and I did. Because of Winn-Dixie 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z "Sure hope so. Do me a favor, Sandy, give a loud whistle when Otis Amber comes out. Okay?" The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z When I got to the last one, a yellow-and-green duffel with the name Otis on it, I unzipped it. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z Nobody could get a word in edgewise when James Otis talked. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Across the room, the pile of rubble shifted, and Otis busted out. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Otis asked, holding up his big jar of pickles. Because of Winn-Dixie 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z Otis followed me all the way into the back' yard, where the party was. Because of Winn-Dixie 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z Los Angeles Times and San Francisco Chronicle columnist Oscar Otis was one of the few truly knowledgeable turf scribes and dean of the western racing writers. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Percy was ready to slice this giant in half and get out of there, but Otis was standing over Nico. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Otis had barely finished speaking when Percy’s missile-launching contraption spit out one last sphere of Roman candle fire. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Or, “Otis, open your ears up. Buzzer going off!” Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z Ever since Oscar Otis had discovered the trainer working Seabiscuit by moonlight in 1937, racing officials had been growing increasingly frustrated. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z "Happy birthday, Crow," Otis Amber said, reaching for her hand. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z He turned off the track and into the parking lot, where he stopped Otis and confronted him. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z “We were going to let him finish dying in public, but he has no entertainment value. He’s spent days curled up sleeping. What sort of spectacle is that? Otis, tip over the jar.” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z The man nodded at me and said, “Detective Otis Warren.” Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z Turtle had no reason to suspect Otis Amber or Crow or any of the heirs. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z By the time the sun had set behind the Sunset Towers parking lot, Otis Amber, deliverer, had completed his rounds. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z “We need him alive for a few more days,” Otis reminded his brother. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Pete, Otis, and I unload and water the ring stock, camels, and llamas. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z "I remember them, too, that's not the point," Otis Amber argued. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z When I was all done, Otis stopped playing. Because of Winn-Dixie 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z Otis yelled after her, “I told you not to wear that thing, it’s too hot for a wig. It’s sliding around on your head from the perspiration.” The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z One married an Endicott and one an Otis. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z And when I turned around, I saw Otis was following me, too. Because of Winn-Dixie 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z Angela reported on the clues gathered in the game room and during the day's comings and goings: "King, queen. Otis Amber said, 'King Otis and Queen Crow.' "Purple waves. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z He smiled really hard at Otis and then he sneezed and then his whiskers went all fuzzy, and then he sighed and kind of dropped to the floor with all the other animals. Because of Winn-Dixie 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z “My brother was supposed to wear something different. Unfortunately—” “You said I was the knife thrower today,” Otis protested. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Crow and Otis Amber had died two years ago, within a week of each other. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z My long-time friend and associate, Elizabeth Otis, has been going to Deer Isle every year. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z “Otis, Otis, get the shower running. Hot as you can get it. Now!” Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z They launched themselves at the giant and brought their blades down on Otis’s head. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Having opened the door to the last of the heirs, a tense and troubled Crow took her seat next to Otis Amber. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z The way Otis tossed the chain around in the candlelight, I was sure it would be a miracle if he didn’t kill somebody. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Otis came to celebrate Doug's victory, wearing the old zippered jacket and aviator's helmet. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z "Somebody's in real danger, Otis, and I think it's me." The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z I ask Otis, wiping my hands on a rag. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z Otis dumps the rest of the meat at the tree line, leaving it in a heap that buzzes with flies. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z Sam Adams and Hancock, Doctor Warren, perhaps still James Otis, would be the first to go. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z She was young, pretty, and blond and visited often, using as her excuse the fact that her friend Della Otis lived across the street. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z Otis laughed and strummed his guitar, and the flavor of the Littmus Lozenge opened in my mouth like a flower blooming, all sweet and sad. Because of Winn-Dixie 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z Otis trudged over to the dais, stopping occasionally to do a plie. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z “We need to have a party and invite Miss Franny Block and the preacher and Otis, and Otis can play his guitar for everybody. Sweetie Pie can come, too. She listens to his music good.” Because of Winn-Dixie 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z Otis paused to pull his poker from the flames and thrust it smoking through the center of the sumac spill he held. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z That word she had learned from Otis Amber. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z “Can I have a piece to take to my friend Gloria Dump? And another one to take to Otis down at Gertrude’s Pets? And one for the preacher? And one for Sweetie Pie, too?” Because of Winn-Dixie 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z "Crow's going to jail," Otis Amber wailed, "and all you do is pat yourself on the back for not being a stoolie." The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z "They said I was innocent, Otis. They said I was innocent," she replied vaguely. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z I opened up Gone with the Wind and started to read, but the whole time, I was thinking about Otis, worrying about him not being allowed to play his guitar for people. Because of Winn-Dixie 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z Theo stood, turned to the man he was about to accuse, and saw the scene in the soup kitchen, saw Otis Amber cooking soup for the dirty, hungry men. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z The delivery boy shouted: "Let's give a cheer, Otis Amber is here!" The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z And Otis said, “You can start on Monday.” Because of Winn-Dixie 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z "I was just repeating what Otis Amber said." The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z "I would've guessed Otis had an IQ of minus ten," Sandy said with a smile. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z "Otis and I distributed the innersoles among our people. It helped their suffering greatly." The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z Otis, a much larger man, dropped to the ground under the tremendous force of Pollard’s arm. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z "And who do you think Otis Amber is?" the judge asked. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z “Well, then, they all die,” Otis said, “and we start the destruction of Rome. Just like Mother wants. It’ll be perfect. The crowd will love it. Roman ghosts adore this sort of thing.” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Otis Amber flung his arms in the air. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z Pete, Otis, and Diamond Joe speak in hushed voices in the other part of the car, but no one knocks and no one tries the door. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z No one gave a thought to where Otis Amber or Crow might be. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z “Them hay burners sure don’t like traveling with meat,” says Otis. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z And sure enough, standing there on the sidewalk was Otis. Because of Winn-Dixie 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z Leaving his bicycle in the parking lot, Otis Amber boarded a bus. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z James Otis was at the moment in Boston. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z “Otis never would have solved that one as fast as you did. But then again, Otis always said he was allergic to numbers.” Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z So on Monday, she started with Otis Bottom, who read like he had written the thing himself. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z “Otis, why do you do this to me every day? I told you I was wearing the black turtleneck today. You could wear anything but the black turtleneck!” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z “Thank you for telling me about it, Otis,” I said. Because of Winn-Dixie 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z On the way to the land of you'll see, I teased Coach about the name Otis. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z "I've got a funny feeling that something evil is waiting for me up there, Otis. It's a bad house, full of misery and sin. He's still there, you know." The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z Otis Amber parked his delivery bike in front of a rooming house and went inside. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z "Horrible, it was horrible," Otis Amber said with a shudder that sent the loose straps of his leather aviator's helmet swinging about his long, thin face. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z As Otis struggled to rise, Percy and Jason attacked as one. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z She flew off of Otis’s shoulder and landed on Winn-Dixie’s head. Because of Winn-Dixie 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z And by the way, Otis made the coffee for us that night, and for the record, it was a whole lot stronger than Mrs. Windermere’s. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z The newlyweds, Crow and Otis Amber, moved into the apartment above the Good Salvation Soup Kitchen. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z "I'm sorry to hear about your accident. Otis Amber told me about it. Just thought I'd drop in for a chat." The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z The purple-haired giant toppled backward and Otis lost his grip on the mountain, which promptly collapsed on top of his brother. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z “Yes, I know all about Ephialtes and Otis. Those wannabes! They never fit in with the other giants. Too puny—and those snakes for feet.” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z That afternoon, Coach Otis Spinks gathered all the tryouts in the center bleachers. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Meanwhile Jason charged at Otis, who pulled his spear and heaved a great sigh, as if he would much rather dance Swan Lake than kill another demigod. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z He wore his doorman's uniform, but unlike Otis Amber, carried his hat in his hand. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z He jogged, he sprinted, he ran at full speed— not on the track, but on the trail of Otis Amber. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z Otis looked down at his big jar of pickles. Because of Winn-Dixie 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z Down in Louisville to cover the Kentucky Derby, Oscar Otis found that he was about the only journalist who thought Seabiscuit could win. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z “My mother heard it from Otis. She didn’t want to tell me, but she knew I’d hear it from somewhere, sooner or later.” The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Unfortunately, that got him thinking about the gods, the war they were facing, and his dream about the twins Ephialtes and Otis. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z But it was Oscar Otis whose criticism cut the deepest. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z The judge remained seated, watching the remaining heirs, who were watching Otis Amber. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z After I got Otis convinced to come, the rest of getting ready for the party was easy and fun. Because of Winn-Dixie 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z He heard heavy footsteps, and the twin giants Ephialtes and Otis shuffled out of the gloom. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Whatever brought Crow and Otis Amber to these lower depths was none of his business. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z And Otis stood there and shuffled his big jar of pickles back and forth, trying to free up a hand to offer back to the preacher. Because of Winn-Dixie 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z He smacked Otis’s head with his pinecone staff, and the giant pile of Otismeal disintegrated completely. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z “Though I fear he’s a bit past his expiration date. Otis, where are you?” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z The heirs listened to the lawyer read the next document, but their eyes stayed fixed on table eight's answer: Otis Amber. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z “Otis,” I hollered at him over the rain, “come on, we’re going inside.” Because of Winn-Dixie 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z Behind her Otis Amber stirred a boiling mess in a big iron pot. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z Otis pressed his forehead to the heart, standing there the longest time of them all, head to heart, like he was filling up his empty tank. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Denton Deere, her note in his hand, shook his head, which meant: No, Otis Amber has not had plastic surgery done on his face. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z I was about to call out to Otis that we were there, but then I heard music. Because of Winn-Dixie 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z All the crepe paper was melted and the candles were out, and then I saw Otis. Because of Winn-Dixie 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z Or I imitated Otis tapping his pointy-toed boots and playing for all the animals, and that always made her laugh. Because of Winn-Dixie 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z “But...aren’t they racists? The people who do stuff like this?” asks Otis, looking incredulous. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z Turtle didn't like the way Otis Amber's scrawny neck was swiveling high out of his collar. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z Otis, Pete, and Earl enter the stock car and then reappear, hauling Silver Star’s lifeless body down the ramp by a rope tied to his hind feet. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z Weaving through rush-hour traffic on Turtle's bike, Theo trailed the bus to a seamy downtown district across the railroad tracks where Crow and Otis got off. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z I wanted to be part of it, too, but I only watched, and so did Rosaleen and Otis. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z And for the record, Otis Bottom’s father has a job you could talk about: he’s a doctor, which explains why his house is not on the same side of town as The Dump. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z It was nothing, just Otis Amber shouting at Crow, something about losing their clues. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z “Do you know, Otis Bottom,” he asked, “what historic event in the sciences will occur during this new year of 1969?” Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z Though he praised Pollard’s riding early in the race and his courage in handling the defeat, Otis, who knew Pollard as Jack, was unequivocal in his assessment of blame. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Jason ran to his side, but Otis lumbered after him. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Captain Billy’s son Otis ran the crab shipping part of his father’s business, while his father and two brothers ran the ferry. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z "Otis is me," he said, not even looking up. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z And it didn't hurt any that James Russell and Otis Bottom started to run with me. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z Up on the clubhouse, Oscar Otis looked quizzically at the finish line. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z “And something about a talented friend who was guarding it. Whoever this friend was, she scared Otis. Anyone who can scare a giant...” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Captain Billy’s son Otis emerged from the unpainted crab shipping shed. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z "I feel his presence, Otis. He's looking for a murderer, Violet's murderer." The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z Even Otis had his arms shot straight up in the air. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Gloria stopped and smiled over at Otis, and he smiled back. Because of Winn-Dixie 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z People came and went, but no Otis Amber. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z ‘It is just as James Otis said,’ he thought. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Crosby perched on the roof with Oscar Otis, who would call the race for a national radio broadcast. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z "Otis Amber says that old man Westing's stinking corpse is rotting on an Oriental rug." The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z James Otis did not even look up when Johnny entered. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z He danced an elephantine jig, stomping snow on the carpet, flung a long woolen scarf from his neck, and yelled, "Otis Amber is here, the roads are clear!" The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z However, a veterinarian in Bainbridge, Georgia, Dr. Otis L. Poitevint, who was called upon to treat many of the affected animals, has summarized his reasons for attributing the deaths to the insecticide as follows. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z It was the question she had planned to ask before learning that Otis Amber was not who he seemed to be. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z While walking on the track, Pollard saw Oscar Otis making his way across the parking lot. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z The torch Otis had been talking about seemed reflected in his eyes. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z “Pete, Otis, unload the hay burners and get them watered, will you? Use the stream instead of troughs. We’re conserving water.” Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z Otis had praised Pollard in print since his initial condemnation of his ride in the Santa Anita Handicap, even suggesting that he may have been wrong in attributing the loss to the jockey. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z "Yes I do, Otis," Crow said flatly and repeated her statement: "The answer is Berthe Erica Crow." The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z Howard had telephoned Oscar Otis to tell him that Seabiscuit was coming back, and Otis had printed the news. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z So my daddy started humming something and Otis started picking it out on his guitar, and Winn' Dixie wagged his tail and lay back down underneath Gloria’s chair. Because of Winn-Dixie 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z He reported that Otis had returned to the stove; she shook her head. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z Otis Amber told everyone to sit where he could watch them. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z "Only ones I recall are Otis Amber and Crow. They left together about five o'clock." The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z "Otis Amber is a stupid man, if not downright mad." The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z The rabbits started hopping and the birds started flying and the lizards started leaping and the snakes started slithering and Winn-Dixie started barking and chasing everything that was moving, and Otis shouted, “Help me!” Because of Winn-Dixie 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z The Daughters and Otis arrived at noon, lugging in all manner of potluck dishes, as if we hadn’t eaten ourselves sick the night before. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Otis Amber was not even sure of that. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z Otis asked when I handed him the candy. Because of Winn-Dixie 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z Not because we liked her wig—it was the worst-looking thing you ever saw—we just didn’t like Otis giving her orders. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Goggle-eyed Otis Amber was speechless; they all were, except for Sandy. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z The small, wiry man pointing to the house on the hill was Otis Amber, the sixty-two-year-old delivery boy. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z “It’s warm enough for the park today,” I say, glancing across the parking lot to the strip of sun-sparkled ocean gleaming between Coastal Marine Supply and Otis’s Hardware. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z “Otis! Joe! Get the other horses out of here. Take them at least as far up as the second section.” Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z About eighty feet to Piper’s right, Jason battled Otis, sword against spear. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z It was raining, and we got pretty wet, walking home with Otis Bottom too, since his house is only a couple of blocks away from James Russell’s. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z Otis Bottom looked like he didn’t really want to be back from Christmas break yet. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z Otis followed after them, lugging the pile of chain. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z At five o'clock Otis Amber skipped out of the rooming house, hopped on his bicycle, and returned to Sunset Towers empty- handed. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z Mr. Otis was immediately shown every honor, given a comfortable armchair and a tankard of punch. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z "Don't look at me like that," Otis Amber shouted at Mrs. Wexler. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z “Those two giants, Ephialtes and Otis...would they happen to be twins?” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Sugar-Girl nudged Otis with her elbow, and he stepped up and helped them get her situated between the extractor and the baffle tank. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Chip-toothed Sandy gave such a loud whistle that Otis Amber would have been deafened if the flaps of the aviator's helmet had not been snug against his ears. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z It was unsettling to see Otis Amber act like a normal human being. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z “Otis,” I said to him, “come on around back, that’s where the party is.” Because of Winn-Dixie 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z Otis had lost his diamond tiara and looked angry about it. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z "Seriously, Otis is the name of old men who smell like cinnamon and barbecue sauce." Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z Fascinated by the centerfold picture, he almost missed Otis Amber, who dashed out of the hospital as though fleeing for his life. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z Paul Revere, like his friend, Joseph Warren, was still slightly under the spell of James Otis. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z It had frightened him when Mr. Otis had said, ‘Some will give their lives,’ and looked straight at Rab. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z “Otis thinks one of the giraffes has a cold. You wanna take a look?” Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z Percy could distinguish them only by their hair—Ephialtes had the green locks braided with silver and gold coins; Otis had the purple ponytail braided with...were those firecrackers? The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z So far so good, but they couldn’t keep Otis down forever. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z ‘To free Boston from these infernal redcoats and . ..’ ‘No,’ said Otis. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z He didn’t want Otis rising to join this fight, but as Ephialtes closed the last few feet, Percy had to switch focus. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z When the flag finally goes up, Diamond Joe, Otis, and I trudge out of the great tent and toward the cookhouse. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z Don’t use this phrase all at once; split it up; Otis loves bourbon as much as rye, or more. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z He’d never forget Otis with his hands pushed up against the cramping rafters over his head. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z For what seemed like a long time, me and Otis ran around trying to catch mice and gerbils and hamsters and snakes and lizards. Because of Winn-Dixie 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z The bank was store-sized, and the only teller was Otis, back in his cage. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z “Otis never would have solved that one as fast as you did. But then again, Otis always said he was allergic to numbers.” Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z “August is with Sugar-Girl in the parlor. She showed up crying. Something about Otis using their life savings to buy a secondhand fishing boat.” The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z ‘Boy,’ said Otis to Johnny, ‘fill my tankard.’ Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z “The consensus was that Seabiscuit should not have been started in the mud,” wrote Oscar Otis, echoing the words of many columnists. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z The first was Otis Amber with a letter and another receipt to sign. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z Quincy, having already heard about the meeting that night, put a finger to his lips and shook his head, at the same time glancing at the heavy, lonely figure of Otis. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z “Otis,” he said, “do you know any hymns?” Because of Winn-Dixie 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z “Douglas, I know that Otis Bottom is a wonderful reader. It's a gift that he has. You may have different gifts. But that doesn't mean that you shouldn't try to read aloud.” Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z Angela had neither the time nor the desire for a social life what with studying, her weekly shopping date with Sydelle, and Sundays spent helping Crow and Otis in the soup kitchen. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z I buttoned my jacket against the wind and concentrated on Captain Billy’s sons Edgar and Richard who had jumped ashore and were helping Otis tie up the ferry with graceful, practiced steps. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z And Otis looked right in her eyes and smiled back. Because of Winn-Dixie 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z ‘James Otis,’ he reported to the men standing about Adams. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z He picked up a newspaper, folded it into a rigid baton, and clubbed Otis once across the face. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z There was Otis Amber, placing two cake boxes in the compartment of his bike. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z Otis Bottom, hanging about halfway up the climbing rope, looking like there was no way in creation he was going to get up any higher. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z “That,” Otis grumbled, picking up his fallen spear, “is the first sensible thing you’ve said all day, brother.” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z And the whole time I was chasing things, I was thinking that Otis must be some kind of snake charmer, the way he could play his guitar and make all the animals turn to stone. Because of Winn-Dixie 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z Otis looked like the world’s largest, grumpiest ballet dancer. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z For four years Otis had been crazy and sane, turn and turn about, on again and off again. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Then, real quick, before I lost my nerve, I said, “Otis, what were you in jail for? Are you a murderer?” Because of Winn-Dixie 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z Otis Bottom asked if we were going to make some fuel to see if it would explode. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z It made me think about my mama and how I wanted to tell her the story about Otis charming all the animals. Because of Winn-Dixie 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z “Anyway, I killed the giant Ephialtes and his brother Otis. Horrible boors, those two. Pinecone in the face for both of them!” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Otis was floundering in the lake, trying to re-form, but from the arms down he looked like a puddle of burnt oatmeal. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z I waved at the woman on the porch and she waved back, and I watched Sweetie Pie run off to tell her mama about Otis being a magic man. Because of Winn-Dixie 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z He listens to Nina Simone and Otis Redding, likes expensive whiskey. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z "Just celebrating the Chinese New Year," Otis Amber shouted, adding one of his he-he-he cackles. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z Otis scrambled back, his face slack with terror. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z “I brought pickles for your party,” Otis told her. Because of Winn-Dixie 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z When I came back out, Otis was standing where I left him, still staring down at his feet. Because of Winn-Dixie 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z Eyes lowered, without a word, she sat down next to Otis Amber. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z Otis Amber delivered groceries from the shopping center to Sunset Towers, back and forth, to and fro. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z “Daddy,” I said, “this is Otis. He’s the one who runs Gertrude’s Pets. He’s the one who plays the guitar so good.” Because of Winn-Dixie 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z "Crow and Otis are still slopping soup," Turtle fibbed. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z Otis joins me, doubled over, clasping his hands to his gut. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z The studio for Stax Records, known for Otis Redding and others, has been reborn as a slick multimedia museum of the label's distinctive Memphis soul sound. Graceland marks 30th year as tourist attraction 2012-06-13T11:19:09Z The 32-year-old actress shared a cute photo of herself and her 1-year-old son Otis holding their stomachs while smiling at each other with the caption, “Matching baby bumps.” Here's the Adorable Way Olivia Wilde Announced Her Pregnancy 2016-04-18T04:00:00Z We need to grope our way back to the turning point at which a figure like Otis Tufts slipped into the background and the currently accepted foundational narrative began to take hold. The most important invention in the history of the modern city 2014-02-23T13:00:00Z It was Otis Redding who started me thinking about this. Hail, Hail, Rock'n'Roll 2011-07-21T21:22:01Z With the founding of the Otis Elevator Company in 1898, it absorbed its fourteen leading American competitors. The most important invention in the history of the modern city 2014-02-23T13:00:00Z New York Magazine kindly consulted the director of communications at Otis, the world's largest elevator manufacturer, and asked him what to do. "Rabbit Hole" gets a deal, and more news for the weekend . . . 2010-09-17T18:34:00Z He made a major shift in 1957, when he was a graduate student at what is now Otis College of Art and Design. Art Review: Ken Price: Yes, the Ceramics Are Art 2013-06-20T23:21:14Z While he always returned to playing music, in later years touring with his sons Shuggie and Nicky, Otis' eclectic interests also included politics, art and organic food. Johnny Otis of 'Willie and the Hand Jive' dies 2012-01-19T18:01:06Z But Otis has picked up a lot through osmosis. Review: ‘Sex Education,’ a Sweet Teen Comedy of Modern Lust 2019-01-09T05:00:00Z Dozens of walkers tear Otis limb from limb and Shane uses the distraction to hobble away. Walking Dead Recap: Save the Last One 2011-10-31T14:34:17Z In addition to Joplin, artists like the Mama and the Papas, Jimi Hendrix, the Who and Otis Redding were captured onstage and off. Movie Listings for Feb. 14-20 2014-02-13T23:19:29Z Otis launched his professional music career as an 18-year-old drummer for bawdy barrelhouse pianist Count Otis Matthews, although he had never played the drums until then. Johnny Otis of 'Willie and the Hand Jive' dies 2012-01-19T18:01:06Z “Otis is all business… straight to his seat. Amaru wants to socialize,” one person observed. These dogs ride a bus like humans ‘and now the internet is in love’ 2023-01-10T05:00:00Z But a professor at the Otis College of Art and Design may have them all beat. A gallery so small it fits in a box: Annetta Kapon's Proxy 2014-10-30T04:00:00Z Much like last week’s episode, “18 Miles Out” began at a frenzied clip, this time with the kind of zombie swarming scene we haven’t seen since Shane sacrificed Otis in this season’s first half. The Walking Dead Watch: 18 Miles Out 2012-02-27T13:45:51Z He serves on the board of trustees of his alma mater, Otis College of Art and Design, and is the honorary chairman of the 2010 Red Cross Designers’ Show House. 2009-11-01T04:00:00Z It is perhaps a little ironic, given this, that one of Cray's unexpected claims to fame was on bass, rather than lead, with the fictional Otis Day & The Knights in the cult film "Animal House". A soulful Robert Cray tunes in to the sounds of his youth 2014-03-31T08:03:54Z Mackey’s Maeve is a full person, not just an object of desire, and it’s terrific to see how her relationship with Otis grows as they gain more trust and respect for each other. Sex Education: in praise of the raunchy yet heartfelt Netflix comedy 2019-01-17T05:00:00Z Law studies digital media at Otis College of Art and Design in Los Angeles, and hopes to work in visual effects. ‘Harry Potter’ and the Prisoners of Quarantine 2020-11-17T05:00:00Z Ola breaks up with Otis when she realizes he is still in love with Maeve and in turn realizes she doesn't love him. Remember her? Why your favorite Black female characters are being "summarily dismissed" 2023-09-25T04:00:00Z Then she started singing, and c nailed a soulful rendition of Otis Redding’s “These Arms of Mine.” Watch Kelly Clarkson Tease Her Next Project Through Song 2016-06-21T04:00:00Z Her father was an entrepreneur whose main business was a pipeline construction company; her mother had attended the Otis Art Institute in Los Angeles and worked as a fashion illustrator until she had children. Jennifer Bartlett, Conceptual Painter on a Vast Scale, Dies at 81 2022-08-04T04:00:00Z The story circles around Azalea Centre, or Knot, a teacher who finds comfort in corn liquor, men, and friends like Otis Lee and Valley, who care for her even as her decisions beget pain. The Legacy of Slavery in Two Novels of the American South 2019-06-20T04:00:00Z “Lookie here!” exclaims lead ne’er-do-well Otis, who’s hackneyed enough to be sipping moonshine from a jar, as Cooper makes a violent entrance. Twin Peaks recap: episodes one and two – crazy town just got much, much weirder 2017-05-22T04:00:00Z West, the most nominated act of the night with seven, and Jay-Z won the ceremony's top prize, earning video of the year for "Otis." Houston tribute, obscenities highlight BET Awards 2012-07-02T14:40:50Z The Otis College report said that between February 2020 and December 2020, total job loss in the “creative economy workforce” reached about 13 percent statewide and 24 percent in Los Angeles County. California Lost 175,000 ‘Creative Economy’ Jobs, Study Finds 2021-02-25T05:00:00Z After attending Otis College in Los Angeles, Ms. Lai pursued a Hollywood career as an art director, before returning to Hong Kong to grudgingly take a job as a buyer with Espirit. Up Close: The Roundabout Route to NoLIta 2011-04-20T17:49:41Z King, who died at 89 last week at his home in Vegas, they closed out with Otis Redding’s “Can’t Turn You Loose,” which has one of the most infectious guitar-bass-drums-saxophone vamps ever committed to vinyl. Rolling Stones reunite with their more dangerous past at 'secret' L.A. show 2015-05-21T04:00:00Z When Otis heard it, he told James to get her mother's permission to accompany him to Los Angeles to make a recording. Legendary blues singer Etta James dies in Calif. 2012-01-20T16:40:14Z We meet them first as a team, singing “The Way You Do the Things You Do,” the Temptations hit from 1964, before Otis shepherds us back to the group’s starting point. Review: An All-Star Team in the Temptations Musical ‘Ain’t Too Proud’ 2019-03-22T04:00:00Z It’s a cover of a track previously written and recorded by Otis Redding. The soundtrack of the Sixties demanded respect, justice and equality 2018-11-03T04:00:00Z The reason is that Otis did not force his personality on others but worked with the personality of the others. Johnny Otis of 'Willie and the Hand Jive' dies 2012-01-19T18:01:06Z The invention of the modern elevator by Elisha Graves Otis was crucial, and so was the development of iron and steel frames that enabled lighter, higher and slimmer constructions. Review: ‘Tall’ Is a Little Movie About How Buildings Got So Big 2018-01-17T05:00:00Z He shoots Otis in the stomach, takes the medical supplies and leaves the man screaming on the ground. Walking Dead Recap: Save the Last One 2011-10-31T14:34:17Z He and his friends pooled money to host semi-legal “surprise parties,” jiving to James Brown, Otis Redding and the Beatles, as well as salsa and European music. Malick Sidibé’s Mali: Scenes of a Rollicking Night Life 2017-11-10T05:00:00Z So, he said, his wife just told him that Otis’ plane had gone down, and he had died,” said Cropper, his voice cracking. A low-key Memphis guitar legend builds on musical legacy 2020-12-30T05:00:00Z Mr. Otis continued to record and perform into the 21st century. Johnny Otis, Rhythm and Blues Musician, Dies at 90 2012-01-20T01:42:36Z Otis Taylor – Five Hundred Roses I suspect this was to my own ears only, but I perceived a Middle Eastern tinge to this piece of banjo blues, one I found quite intriguing. Readers recommend: Songs about the weekend 2010-06-10T23:01:00Z She recorded, like Aretha Franklin and Otis Redding, at Fame Studios in Muscle Shoals, Ala., with session musicians rooted in soul. Shawn Mendes and Tainy’s Summer Breeze, and 12 More New Songs 2021-08-20T04:00:00Z On "Otis", for instance, West declares himself "Luxury rap/ The Hermès of verses". Jay-Z & Kanye West: Watch the Throne ? review 2011-08-13T23:05:27Z Known back in the day as “the funk box,” the instrument is best known for its appearance on Sly and the Family Stone’s “Family Affair” and Shuggie Otis’ album “Inspiration Information.” New release gathers Sly Stone's drum machine tracks of '69-'70 2014-11-06T05:00:00Z Performing Arts Award and honorary doctorates from the Otis College of Art and Design in L.A. and the California Institute of the Arts in Valencia. At 85, choreographer Rudy Perez is still inspired by the rhythms of everyday life 2015-11-06T05:00:00Z I'm thinking of the extraordinary scene in Jim Cartwright's Road in which a group of desperate youngsters are suddenly united in their grief as they listen to Otis Redding's Try a Little Tenderness. Monday theatre roundup: on music and memories 2012-02-13T14:53:53Z The “adorable animals on an epic journey” genre has enchanted young viewers for decades — “Homeward Bound” and “The Adventures of Milo and Otis” being just two beloved examples. Five Children’s Movies to Stream Now 2023-04-07T04:00:00Z The rappers were named best group and Otis was voted video of the year. Honours shared at BET Awards 2012 2012-07-02T07:55:02Z Her version of “I’m Every Woman,” Khan’s 1978 hit, morphs into an updated take on Otis Redding’s “Respect,” and later she segues between Gloria Gaynor’s “I Will Survive” and Destiny’s Child’s “I’m a Survivor.” Aretha Franklin and Clive Davis reunite for 'Diva Classics' 2014-10-20T04:00:00Z Lacy invited Bowers to teach in the Public Practice M.F.A. program she had founded at the Otis College of Art and Design. Andrea Bowers: Her Activism Animates Her Art 2021-11-30T05:00:00Z As Cropper would recall, “When Otis walked in, he said, ‘Crop, get your guttar.’ Otis Redding’s last week: The tragic story of “Dock of the Bay” and a fateful final flight 2015-06-21T04:00:00Z In 1965 he took an influential teaching position at the Otis Art Institute, which he held for the remaining 14 years of his life. ‘Charles White: A Retrospective’ Review: Shimmering Black History Brought to Life 2018-06-27T04:00:00Z The precocious son of Greek-American bandleader Johnny Otis, Shuggie released two remarkable albums as a young man in the early 1970s. Shuggie Otis – review 2012-11-21T14:04:27Z Like Otis, the series is empathetic and nonjudgmental. Review: ‘Sex Education,’ a Sweet Teen Comedy of Modern Lust 2019-01-09T05:00:00Z The more traditional material, including a cover of Gene Barge’s “Me and My Woman,” the simmering “Sweet Thang” and “Picture of Love,” allowed Otis to repay his debt to Chicago blues. Concert review: Shuggie Otis at Lincoln Hall 2013-04-18T06:16:00Z Slim was born Otis Dewey Whitman in Tampa, Florida, and as a teenager was a promising baseball player, who returned to the game after service in the second world war. Slim Whitman dies aged 89 2013-06-19T15:18:34Z But when I put down my dog, Otis, because his heart was too big, oh man, I lost it more than I do for people. Lenny Kravitz: ‘I don’t see myself as cool. Generally I’m goofy and ridiculous’ 2014-09-20T04:00:00Z His father scraped together the $90 tuition — a small fortune — to let him stay on as Otis’s youngest student. Tyrus Wong, ‘Bambi’ Artist Thwarted by Racial Bias, Dies at 106 2016-12-30T05:00:00Z A: You mentioned Otis and Jean having a dysfunctional relationship, but they usually come back and repair things. Let’s talk about ‘Sex Education’ — and all the bad info we got as teens 2021-10-07T04:00:00Z And so Shane and Otis find themselves surrounded by walkers with only a flimsy metal gate keeping them safe. The Walking Dead Recap: 'Bloodletting' 2011-10-24T09:00:45Z “It was clear that his bread and butter, which was these big 12/8 ballads, had plateaued,” Jonathan Gould, the author of the recent biography “Otis Redding: An Unfinished Life,” said in an interview. The Enduring Power of Otis Redding’s ‘Dock of the Bay’ 2018-01-23T05:00:00Z When the record appeared, their discovery that Otis had added himself to the composer credits prompted them to take the step of forming their own publishing company. Jerry Leiber obituary 2011-08-23T17:58:52Z And a recurring series of snippets in which actors lip-sync to famous performers, most of them black — Ruth Brown, Bo Diddley, Otis Redding — are handsome but don’t have the impact they’re meant to. Review: ‘Vinyl’ Resurrects the ’70s Music Industry, Amid Proto-Punk Squalor 2016-02-11T05:00:00Z Booker T. & the M.G.s were equally revered by the Summer of Love crowd that watched them back Otis Redding for his star-making set at the Monterey Pop Festival. Booker T. Jones, Soul’s Ultimate Sideman, Takes the Lead at Last 2019-10-17T04:00:00Z There’s also something about the fact that Otis is an only child. Let’s talk about ‘Sex Education’ — and all the bad info we got as teens 2021-10-07T04:00:00Z Two grandsons, Lucky and Eric Otis, also played guitar with him. Johnny Otis, Rhythm and Blues Musician, Dies at 90 2012-01-20T01:42:36Z Riding the wave of Waters, BB King, Otis Rush, and other players, Guy found his own style and became one of the most recognizable blues artists of the Chicago blues sound. Blues guitar legend Buddy Guy looks back on a special career 2021-07-29T04:00:00Z By this standard, Otis Lee Crenshaw is barely even a sketch. Comedy gold: Rich Hall's Otis Lee Crenshaw and the Black Liars 2013-05-17T10:33:29Z Otis, the sensitive son of two therapists who inherits his parents’ ability to listen but develops a more highly attuned sense of empathy, finds a place in his school’s ecosystem as an effective counselor. This one (only) goes up to 11: the Best TV of 2019 and the many runners-up 2019-12-06T05:00:00Z The idol producers shamelessly milked a minor accident for drama, replaying a moment when 16-year-old Symone Zaire Black fainted after singing a very respectable version of Otis Redding’s “Sitting on the Dock of the Bay.” ArtsBeat: 'American Idol' Watch: Engineered Drama Trumps Actual Singing 2012-02-10T16:24:35Z “I was kind of an awkward teenager — a bit like Otis.” Pondering ‘Sex Education’ When Touching Is Off-Limits 2020-04-29T04:00:00Z In the mid-1970s, she attended Otis College of Art and Design in California and, briefly, York University in Toronto, where she played in a band called Below the Belt, formed for a media class. Kim Gordon, Ex-Sonic Youth, Never Trained for This Career 2013-09-06T15:39:47Z It's a lot to ask of vintage-soul newcomer Michael Kiwanuka when he is compared to music legends like Bill Withers and Otis Redding. Old soul, young singer 2011-06-16T07:17:57Z The album also features guest appearances by Beyonce and Mr. Hudson, as well as vocal work from late soul singers Otis Redding and Curtis Mayfield. Jay-Z, Kanye West earn high praise for "Throne" 2011-08-09T00:45:11Z When her son, Otis, was 9 days old, Ms. Wilde and her partner, the actor Jason Sudeikis, dropped into Mr. Chow for a meal. Sky-High Prices? Bad Reviews? No Matter: Mr. Chow Powers On 2016-08-30T04:00:00Z She has been asked if Otis Music Camp might be used as a model for programs outside of Macon. The town that produced musical legends keeps staying in the groove 2016-08-30T04:00:00Z Otis saw himself as curator of black popular music, which for him represented much more than a diversion or livelihood. Johnny Otis of 'Willie and the Hand Jive' dies 2012-01-19T18:01:06Z As they manage their clinic and their lives, Otis and Maeve fall in love, but not at the same time. “Sex Education,” Season 2: The Doctor Is In 2020-01-18T05:00:00Z Langone did a pretty good job at the San Francisco auditions, belting out a cover of Otis Redding's "I Heard it Through the Grapevine." Stefano Langone still rarin' to go after getting 'Idol' boot 2011-04-22T18:42:21Z Meanwhile, the Otis Street Art Project, concerned about the border wall debate, has already erected a cardboard wall and is about to demolish it — or already has, depending on when you read this. Review | In the galleries: Artists join forces to adorn a wall that will come tumbling down 2019-03-08T05:00:00Z No, it’s not romantic, but rather a little sad that you can only express how you feel to her father and in charming but empty gestures like lip-synching Otis Redding’s “Try a Little Tenderness.” The trouble with Duckie: How “Pretty in Pink’s” most lovable character gave a generation of teenage boys the wrong idea 2016-02-26T05:00:00Z Butler, who played with the likes of Otis Redding and was once a member of the Impressions, along with Curtis Mayfield, sang for Cornelius at the 40th anniversary show. Cornelius' legacy lives on in Chicago 2012-02-02T10:31:04Z By his late teenage years, he was already playing drums professionally, and he moved to Macon, Ga., after playing with Otis Redding, who hailed from there. Clyde Stubblefield, the ‘Funky Drummer’ for James Brown, Dies at 73 2017-02-18T05:00:00Z “Otis Redding was a humble country man from Macon, Ga., who bought a jet to work in, not flash,” Chuck D wrote. Album review: 'Watch the Throne' a royal waste 2011-08-08T21:59:00Z With Otis it was just like chatting with him and seeing what made him comfortable on the day as well. "Talk to Me" directors on the film's most shocking scene 2023-08-05T04:00:00Z Otis Redding was the son of a preacher man. The town that produced musical legends keeps staying in the groove 2016-08-30T04:00:00Z In later years, Otis spent much of his time painting and sculpting. Johnny Otis of 'Willie and the Hand Jive' dies 2012-01-19T18:01:06Z Otis hung around in Memphis until the next morning. Otis Redding’s last week: The tragic story of “Dock of the Bay” and a fateful final flight 2015-06-21T04:00:00Z And what he did was work with clay every day in the Otis studios. Art Review: Ken Price: Yes, the Ceramics Are Art 2013-06-20T23:21:14Z He has filled the exhibition space at Otis Street Arts Project, not exactly a garden spot, with fake blooms, artificial turf and grapelike clusters of balloons. In the galleries: Tales from the dark side — of Canada 2017-07-21T04:00:00Z Others, like Meg Cranston, chairwoman of the fine arts department at Otis College of Art and Design in Los Angeles, say that will never happen. A 'real' portrait of 'Big Eyes' artist Margaret Keane 2014-12-21T05:00:00Z Mr. Hall recalled integrating local restaurants by dining with visitors like Otis Redding. The Muscle Shoals Sound Finally Gets Its Due 2015-07-21T04:00:00Z After graduating from Otis in 1935, he joined the Depression-era Federal Art Project, creating paintings for public libraries and government buildings. Tyrus Wong, long overlooked animator of ‘Bambi,’ dies at 106 2017-01-06T05:00:00Z Ms. Hopkins made several blues recordings with Mr. Otis on the Savoy label before interpreting Bessie Smith songs in “The Jazz Train,” a historical revue staged in the United States and Europe. Linda Hopkins, a Tony-Winning Actress and Singer, Dies at 92 2017-04-11T04:00:00Z Otis Tufts was the definitive historical figure, an opinion still held in the following decades. The most important invention in the history of the modern city 2014-02-23T13:00:00Z But to make up for Otis' annoying storylines, his best friend, Eric alleviates the banality of the boring protagonist. On "Sex Education," Ncuti Gatwa's Eric always shines, even in a disappointing final season 2023-09-22T04:00:00Z Born and raised here, Mayfield was only 15 when his group, the Impressions, recorded its first hit with “For Your Precious Love,” subsequently covered by Otis Redding and the Rolling Stones. Recalling Curtis Mayfield, Soul’s ‘Genius of Gentleness’ 2012-07-19T21:57:14Z This is also where Otis Farnsworth, a Chicago transplant, opened his highly successful Original Mexican Restaurant, one of the first places serving what would become known as Tex-Mex. Don’t Call It Tex-Mex 2019-04-22T04:00:00Z In his review of the film, the critic Otis Ferguson all but shrugged her off as “the girl,” while movie magazine writers slobbered over her looks. Review: ‘Bombshell’ Tells the Amazing Story of Hedy Lamarr, the Star and Inventor 2017-11-23T05:00:00Z As recently as 1999, when Lawrence Otis Graham, a lawyer and author, published his breezy “Our Kind of People”, the New York Times asked in a headline, “Is there a black upper class?” A world apart 2016-08-04T04:00:00Z One answer lies perhaps in the way Otis’s invention is presented. The most important invention in the history of the modern city 2014-02-23T13:00:00Z When Otis began recording on his own, he veered away from straight-up blues into more esoteric terrain, blending his classical training with studio experimentation, often playing all the instruments himself. Concert review: Shuggie Otis at Lincoln Hall 2013-04-18T06:16:00Z Marshall Astor, who now works as an administrator at Otis College of Art and Design, previously served as director at Angel's Gate Cultural Center. Why a white woman's discrimination lawsuit against the Getty is no joke and could set a precedent 2016-05-10T04:00:00Z Koester says Dawkins began playing Chicago's blues clubs in the 1960s, gaining a reputation as an excellent side man and playing with such notables as Otis Rush and Buddy Guy. Chicago bluesman Jimmy Dawkins dead at 76 2013-04-12T22:22:08Z As Otis Day and the Knights perform “Shout,” you can rock out and roll on the floor in your living room. Get inspired for New Year’s Eve with these 10 outrageous movie party scenes 2016-12-31T05:00:00Z Even the most recent publication on the history of the Otis Company states that by the end of the fair, the demonstration had “long since eclipsed the bigger show it was part of.” The most important invention in the history of the modern city 2014-02-23T13:00:00Z Little Esther Phillips, a teenage vocalist with the Johnny Otis Orchestra who was preparing to start a solo career, heard Ms. Hopkins’s nightclub act and did her two favors. Linda Hopkins, a Tony-Winning Actress and Singer, Dies at 92 2017-04-11T04:00:00Z “The students of this school need your help, Otis,” she tells him, “and we need their money.” 'Take care of your actors': the intimacy director keeping Netflix’s sex scenes safe 2019-01-25T05:00:00Z Discovered by legendary band leader Johnny Otis, James's career has spanned five decades. 2010-01-30T11:31:00Z Along the shores of Lake Monona bay in the capitol city stands a statue of Otis Redding. "Funky Drummer" Clyde Stubblefield, keeper of James Brown's beat, never truly got his due 2019-02-18T05:00:00Z He moved to Georgia, became a bandleader for Otis Redding and performed with a variety of artists, including Little Richard, Ben King, Ruth Brown and Little Johnnie Taylor. Blues legend Eddie Kirkland dies in Fla. wreck 2011-02-28T14:44:11Z “Although steam freight-hoists have been known for forty years, it is about twenty since the first passenger-elevator or ‘vertical railway,’ as it was called, was constructed by the late Otis Tufts. The most important invention in the history of the modern city 2014-02-23T13:00:00Z In particular, the show’s depiction of two of Otis’s closest friends is simply exceptional. Sex Education: in praise of the raunchy yet heartfelt Netflix comedy 2019-01-17T05:00:00Z Shane, who shot the man and left him to become a zombie buffet, makes up a story about how Otis put up a last-stand rear guard action all in the name of saving Carl. Walking Dead Recap: Cherokee Rose 2011-11-07T15:36:31Z Here’s to hoping that the J & K supergroup can elevate the masses and try a little bit more to reflect Otis heart rather than swag, because they’re too good to be less.” Album review: 'Watch the Throne' a royal waste 2011-08-08T21:59:00Z Janis Joplin holding Mama Cass spellbound; Otis Redding vibrating with charisma; Jimi Hendrix humping his amp with such gusto that ABC television dropped the movie like a hot rock – all memorialised in their glorious prime. From the Band to Beyoncé: concert films to fill the live music black hole 2020-06-21T04:00:00Z The encores, as usual, were stunning: a soulful groove tune; a gleaming, Copland-esque ballad; and pristinely lyrical readings of “Miss Otis Regrets” and “It’s a Lonesome Old Town.” Music Review: Keith Jarrett in a Solo Concert at Carnegie Hall 2012-01-26T22:29:27Z A man who identified himself as Jamie Otis says he's responsible for the damage. Police investigate vandalizing of Trump's Hollywood star 2016-10-26T04:00:00Z Thus one wonders why the history of the elevator should rest on a single, canonical incident despite the multifarious data, a heterogeneity that only increased in the decades preceding Otis’s experiment. The most important invention in the history of the modern city 2014-02-23T13:00:00Z Lloyd Cole, Stew, and Otis Taylor and runs a company called Conqueroo. Suffering from Trumpsomnia? “Now I feel like a madman has taken over” 2016-12-25T05:00:00Z One platonic friend, a married man named Otis Lee Loving, stands by her throughout her hard times. 4 Writers to Watch This Summer 2019-05-21T04:00:00Z The title song of Otis Brown III’s debut album, “The Thought of You,” comes divided into three parts, spread out across the track listing but meant to execute a single objective. Albums by Leonard Cohen, Otis Brown III and Lee Ann Womack 2014-09-22T04:00:00Z This dance for four, to recordings of Otis Redding performing live, is particularly desperate. Dance Review: Monica Bill Barnes Company at American Dance Festival 2012-07-03T21:45:12Z Encouraged by Clyde Otis, the director of artists and repertoire at Mercury, he found work as a pop producer at Kapp Records and later moved to New York to run Mr. Otis’s music publishing business. Bob Johnston, 83, Dies; Produced Bob Dylan and Johnny Cash Albums 2015-08-17T04:00:00Z She says she learnt to sing by copying some of her favourite artists such as Otis Redding and Candi Staton - and listening to the Motown greats that her mum played at home. Pixie has a 'Lott' on her mind 2014-08-05T04:00:00Z What sort of direction did you provide Otis Dhanji, the actor who plays Daniel when filming that scene? "Talk to Me" directors on the film's most shocking scene 2023-08-05T04:00:00Z The Otis Report documents just how badly print media have declined as a large share of the advertisers and readers switched to online media. Producers make $102,860? Composers $63,560? Otis report on jobs and pay 2015-03-12T04:00:00Z From 1950 to 1952 Mr. Otis had 15 singles on Billboard’s rhythm and blues Top 40, including “Double Crossing Blues,” which was No. 1 for nine weeks. Johnny Otis, Rhythm and Blues Musician, Dies at 90 2012-01-20T01:42:36Z “Otis Redding. Dylan. Finnish tango. I haven’t bought new music in 20 years.” Aki Kaurismäki: 'I can watch Marvel movies – if it's Sunday and I'm hungover' 2017-05-26T04:00:00Z Born in Jamaica, and raised in Alabama, Kirkland was a bandleader for Otis Redding. Blues legend Eddie Kirkland dies in Fla. wreck 2011-02-28T13:16:04Z On Feb. 13, 2021, Mr. Schumacher, unable to wait until Valentine’s Day, walked into their kitchen, played Otis Redding’s “I’ve Been Loving You Too Long” on his cellphone and asked her to dance. Starting a Life Together Where Others Are Laid to Rest 2022-05-20T04:00:00Z Their songs In Paris and Otis are up for video of the year with Beyonce up for two awards in that category for Love on Top and Countdown. Kanye West leads BET nominations 2012-05-23T08:59:54Z Hundreds of Mr. Otis’s radio and television shows are archived at Indiana University. Johnny Otis, Rhythm and Blues Musician, Dies at 90 2012-01-20T01:42:36Z He studied art history at New York University for two years, then studied painting at the Parsons School of Design in New York before switching to the Otis Art Institute in Los Angeles. Ian Falconer, Creator of Olivia, the Energetic Piglet, Dies at 63 2023-03-08T05:00:00Z Only now, with an expanded version of Inspiration Information on the way, is Otis finally playing London. Shuggie Otis – review 2012-11-21T14:04:27Z But Goodreads CEO Otis Chandler put a forward spin on the deal. Amazon’s Acquisition of Goodreads: Execs and Users Weigh In 2013-03-29T17:24:22Z And once a year, the Otis College of Art and Design issues a report that tabulates the economic impact of the region's "creative economy." Now that artists can't afford the Arts District, L.A. needs to rethink its role as a creative city 2015-12-08T05:00:00Z Street was the second ex-member of the versatile Motown band to die this month after Otis "Damon" Harris passed away aged 62. Former Temptations singer Richard Street dies: CNN 2013-02-28T12:40:32Z Then there’s Aretha Franklin’s “Respect,” which famously flipped the gender dynamics of Otis Redding’s original — all of a sudden it was a woman asking “for a little respect when you get home.” Weezer’s cover album: Is the rock band honoring or exploiting the originals? 2019-02-11T05:00:00Z His songs are more mixed; they often borrow too clearly from Mr. Brown, Otis Redding or Motown. Sharon Jones Headlines Daptone’s Night of Soul 2014-12-05T05:00:00Z Similarly, Otis ripped “Ice Cold Daydream” from its tentative connection to funk and riddled it with futuristic guitar shrapnel. Concert review: Shuggie Otis at Lincoln Hall 2013-04-18T06:16:00Z But music stayed with him: One of his boyhood friends was Otis Redding, and Penniman heard R&B, blues and country while working at a concession stand at the Macon City Auditorium. Little Richard, founding father of rock who broke musical barriers, dead at 87 2020-05-09T04:00:00Z Abbey Mei Otis is an exciting voice in contemporary science fiction. Review | Best science fiction and fantasy books out this month 2018-07-27T04:00:00Z “Michael Jackson, even then, was inquisitive,” says R&B singer Otis Clay, who also recorded at One-derful! Unearthing a Jackson 5 gem from Chicago label One-derful! Influential R&B singer songwriter Don Covay, whose songs were performed by the Rolling Stones, Otis Redding and Aretha Franklin, has died aged 76. R&B singer songwriter Don Covay dies 2015-02-04T05:00:00Z Otis was leading his own band in 1945 when he scored his first big hit, "Harlem Nocturne." Johnny Otis of 'Willie and the Hand Jive' dies 2012-01-19T18:01:06Z Otis Clay delivered the hard soul of “I Ain’t Raisin’ No Sand” after singing the praises of the “funky grandfather,” family patriarch Roebuck “Pops” Staples. Mavis Staples rescues her own tribute concert 2014-11-20T05:00:00Z Eric existed as the comedic foil to Otis' chronic main character syndrome. On "Sex Education," Ncuti Gatwa's Eric always shines, even in a disappointing final season 2023-09-22T04:00:00Z Otis the Aardvark, who has been a favourite on children's BBC programmes for 20 years, was given a final brush-down before the opening of the exhibition, which runs until 12 October. BBC children's TV exhibition unveiled 2014-07-16T04:00:00Z Returning to Los Angeles, he earned his equivalency diploma and enrolled at what is now the Otis College of Art and Design. Never Say Never: Swans Return 2010-09-05T00:14:00Z The calls for more aid were aired during a video conference hosted by Otis College of Art and Design, which released a report it commissioned on the creative economy. California Lost 175,000 ‘Creative Economy’ Jobs, Study Finds 2021-02-25T05:00:00Z Thanks to military service during World War II and the subsequent GI Bill, he studied commercial illustration and painting at three area art schools — Otis, Art Center and Chouinard. LACMA exhibit on John Altoon shows his jazzy, seductive touch 2014-06-11T04:00:00Z A horse’s flank is pierced by a falling house key, and Otis Sr. takes an improbable projectile in the eye. ‘Nope’ Review: Hell Yes 2022-07-20T04:00:00Z After Cropper told Jim Stewart that Otis Redding was headed over to cut another song he was sure was “a hit,” Stewart rang up most of the usual core of sidemen. Otis Redding’s last week: The tragic story of “Dock of the Bay” and a fateful final flight 2015-06-21T04:00:00Z Around five years after Otis Redding’s plane crashed in the icy lake, Clyde settled in Madison. "Funky Drummer" Clyde Stubblefield, keeper of James Brown's beat, never truly got his due 2019-02-18T05:00:00Z Otis Clay, a rhythm-and-blues singer who was also known for his charitable work in Chicago, died there on Friday. Otis Clay, Soul and R&B Singer, Dies at 73 2016-01-11T05:00:00Z And communicate they do: throughout Sex Education, we see Otis counsel teens worried about their bodies, their desires, and their relationships. Sex Education: in praise of the raunchy yet heartfelt Netflix comedy 2019-01-17T05:00:00Z Rock music’s purpose: Make us dance Topics: , , My son Otis has a record player in his room. Rock music’s purpose: Make us dance 2012-06-15T23:30:00Z At Otis, artist Andrea Bowers has been part of unionizing efforts there. Roundup: The Broad unveiled, digitized museums plus reports of art's death 2015-01-05T05:00:00Z Gospel undergirded her biggest hits, from the call and response of Otis Redding’s “Respect” to the hymn-like depth she brought to her interpretation of the Dusty Springfield hit “Son of a Preacher Man.” Aretha Franklin, America and the origin of the 'spirit feel' 2012-10-29T18:23:00Z Wearing a baggy hoodie and smiling to expose a Mike Tyson gap between her teeth, she rapped "Two brothers, a little sister," over Jay Z and Kanye's "Otis." Becky G: Another female caught in pop's cookie-cutter vortex 2014-10-06T04:00:00Z Otis Redding singing the simplest words can sound biblical. Happy hour again: Paul Heaton tours UK pubs on his bike 2012-06-06T17:30:11Z The intersection of Otis and Georgia was a “real heroin corner,” says Bill White, who opened his Fish in the Hood market there in the late 1990s. D.C.’s last serial killer: The Princeton Place murders, 20 years later Still in middle school, he was selected for a special drawing class at what is now the Otis College of Art and Design. For Kerry James Marshall, the mission is clear: Bring portraits of black life into very white art museums 2017-03-07T05:00:00Z She created a uniquely emotional and powerful voice that put her at the forefront of 1960s soul music along with Otis Redding, Sam Cooke and Wilson Pickett. 'Queen of Soul' Aretha Franklin dies aged 76: AP 2018-08-16T04:00:00Z And me and Otis wanted to work so bad at the Apollo it was ridiculous. Bettye LaVette comes roaring back 2015-02-19T05:00:00Z “Sex Education” centers and decenters Otis; he’s the protagonist but more comfortable observing and listening, as a supporting player in others’ stories. Review: ‘Sex Education,’ a Sweet Teen Comedy of Modern Lust 2019-01-09T05:00:00Z Being shot with Otis is so perfect because any portrait of me right now isn’t complete without my identity as a mother being a part of that. Olivia Wilde on Breastfeeding, Being a Working Mom 2014-08-05T04:00:00Z Without Maeve, an independent young woman who enjoys sex on her own terms, Otis would not connect what he has to offer with a student population steeped in ignorance. From "Porky's" to "Sex Education": Teen raunch comedies thrive in the worst of times 2019-01-11T05:00:00Z While Otis played the drums as Thornton sang, the co-composers supervised the recording from the control booth, effectively making it the first of their many productions. Jerry Leiber obituary 2011-08-23T17:58:52Z Otis was a guitarist with the group; Dexter, who survives him, played bass and handled the vocals; and Mr. Lockett played keyboards. Otis Redding III, Who Followed His Father Into Music, Dies at 59 2023-04-19T04:00:00Z When we last left left off, Shane and Otis were trapped at a local school in possession of the medical equipment necessary to save Carl’s life, but were surrounded by hundreds of walkers. Walking Dead Recap: Save the Last One 2011-10-31T14:34:17Z It’s also a huge draw for students at the nearby Otis College of Art and Design. Heads Up: Arts Bloom in Inglewood, Calif. 2013-06-26T16:49:44Z Hence the verbal fireworks he was to set off in the guise of Rufus T. Firefly or Otis B. Driftwood. The divine madness of Groucho Marx 2015-12-21T05:00:00Z Though he's young enough to be their grandkid, he's in the same musical bloodline as Brown, Otis Redding, Al Green, Jackie Wilson. Hey, 'Idol' judges: Give Joshua Ledet his due 2012-05-17T22:34:04Z At one point, he sang Otis Redding’s “Try a Little Tenderness” and Al Green’s “Let’s Stay Together” while also providing the beat and the bass for both. Questlove Served Me Fried Chicken 2011-12-07T14:00:19Z It recently hosted its first band in residence: Otis, a serendipitously named blues and rock group from Kentucky. The town that produced musical legends keeps staying in the groove 2016-08-30T04:00:00Z And even in decades-old video, his musical performances, like a rendition of “I Can’t Turn You Loose” at the 1989 induction of Otis Redding to the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, are showstoppers. ‘Little Richard: I Am Everything’ Review: The Nitty-Gritty Beyond ‘Tutti Frutti’ 2023-04-20T04:00:00Z Fifty years ago, Aretha Franklin went into a studio to record her version of Otis Redding’s “Respect,” an empowerment anthem for generations of feminists and one of the finest pop songs of all time. Pop, Rock and Jazz in NYC This Week 2017-03-02T05:00:00Z "Being shot with Otis is so perfect because any portrait of me right now isn’t complete without my identity as a mother being a part of that," the "House, M.D." veteran told the magazine. Olivia Wilde makes breast-feeding look easy -- and oh so gorgeous 2014-08-05T04:00:00Z This quest for emotional and sexual authenticity might feel at odds with what some have deemed the inauthentic cultural identity of Otis’s world. 'Take care of your actors': the intimacy director keeping Netflix’s sex scenes safe 2019-01-25T05:00:00Z Actress Olivia Wilde’s cover shoot for the September issue of Glamour includes a photo of her breastfeeding her baby Otis, in a diner, in couture. Olivia Wilde on Breastfeeding, Being a Working Mom 2014-08-05T04:00:00Z The single Otis boldly samples Otis Redding's Try a Little Tenderness, an idea that veers wildly from inspired – at one point the ballad is manipulated into a propulsive sweaty grunt-a-thon – to a clubfooted mess. Jay-Z & Kanye West: Watch the Throne - review 2011-08-11T14:30:01Z The same year, singer Otis Redding requested they serve as his backing band on a tour of the country. The 7 most tragic band deaths in rock history 2015-06-15T04:00:00Z In November 1957, Sun released “Great Balls of Fire,” a high-octane sexual anthem written by Otis Blackwell, whose other songs included the Presley hits “All Shook Up” and “Don’t Be Cruel.” Jerry Lee Lewis, a Rock ’n’ Roll Original, Dies at 87 2022-10-28T04:00:00Z His voice recalled the suavity of Sam Cooke and the grit of Otis Redding, and his music was unabashedly revivalist 1960s soul. Leon Bridges Brings Southern Soul Into the 21st Century 2021-07-22T04:00:00Z Ms. Barnes continues to explore the pull of showbiz in “Everything Is Getting Better All the Time,” a new work for four dancers set to live recordings of Otis Redding. Dance Review: Serving Whimsy and Goofiness on a Dining Room Table 2011-06-03T22:28:29Z In recognition of Otis Redding’s 75th birthday, the Otis Redding Estate and the Otis Redding Foundation will host “Celebrating 75 Years of Otis Redding,” Sept. 9 -11. The town that produced musical legends keeps staying in the groove 2016-08-30T04:00:00Z The regretful attorney told me that their drug consumption alarmed Otis’s wife, who feared a coked-up, volatile Newton hanging around their home. True Hollywood story: The producer and the Black Panther 2012-06-09T19:00:00Z In the mid-1970s Mr. Otis branched out further when he was ordained as a minister and opened the nondenominational Landmark Community Church in Los Angeles. Johnny Otis, Rhythm and Blues Musician, Dies at 90 2012-01-20T01:42:36Z I play the film at universities and when Hendrix and Otis and Joplin finish I hear applause – these people are there. 'It felt like a wonderful dream' – DA Pennebaker on making Monterey Pop 2019-08-07T04:00:00Z Daisy will round out the new family of four, joining 2-year-old big brother Otis Alexander. Olivia Wilde and Jason Sudeikis Welcome Daughter Daisy 2016-10-15T04:00:00Z Otis wasn’t his family’s only emissary to an exotic culture: his younger brother, Nicholas Veliotes, served as Ambassador to Jordan and Egypt in the Carter and Reagan Administrations. Johnny Otis, the Greek Godfather of R&B, Dies at 90 2012-01-19T22:30:12Z Wilde, 32, took to Instagram in April to announce the upcoming arrival of her second child, with a sweet black-and-white photo of herself and Otis holding their “matching baby bumps.” Olivia Wilde and Jason Sudeikis Welcome Daughter Daisy 2016-10-15T04:00:00Z Some of his deepest influences, like Otis Redding, are from the South and he was amazed by the vibe in Austin. British soul singer Michael Kiwanuka hits SXSW 2012-03-15T01:16:05Z “Gen. Otis is a great, huge character in Los Angeles history,” says Schave. The 1910 bombing of the Los Angeles Times has been the subject of books and film. Now it's a bus tour 2017-09-22T04:00:00Z To You Who Lift Me Up: I touched the right buttons, You opened up wide, So now dearest Otis I’m ready to ride. Style Invitational: Think SHARP — a neologism contest 2015-02-18T05:00:00Z He is the founder of Otis, which facilitates investments in art and sneakers. Want to Do Business in Silicon Valley? Better Act Nice 2019-09-10T04:00:00Z See also "The Adventures of Milo and Otis." Scarecrow suggests | Like 'The Way Back'? Try other tales of wilderness survival 2011-01-20T22:20:04Z Noah Jupe and Lucas Hedges played Otis at different points in his life. 11 actors who played their own relatives 2021-07-05T04:00:00Z She was doing just that when bandleader Johnny Otis found her singing on San Francisco street corners with some girlfriends in the early 1950s. Legendary blues singer Etta James dies in Calif. 2012-01-20T16:40:14Z A couple of years previously, he had brought Jimi Hendrix to France for the first time, after meeting him in a London nightclub he had visited with Otis Redding. Johnny Hallyday: the French rock'n'roller sets his sights on Britain 2012-11-15T19:00:01Z Anderson is an absolute hoot as Otis’s mother — barging in on his anxieties and causing him to have new worries. Review | ‘Sex Education’ is a bracingly frank look at high school’s busy birds and bees 2019-01-11T05:00:00Z Otis Redding III was born on Dec. 17, 1963, in Macon. Otis Redding III, Who Followed His Father Into Music, Dies at 59 2023-04-19T04:00:00Z A sharp-dressed soul man in the vein of Sam Cooke or Otis Redding, Bridges expertly revives '60s-style R&B in the handful of tunes he's released from his coming major-label debut. SXSW 2015: Snoop Dogg, Sam Hunt aim to stand out in a crowded music field 2015-03-17T04:00:00Z Dee developed a passion for singing in church and school plays, and the soul vocalists he discovered from the '50s and '60s, including Sam Cooke, Chuck Jackson and Otis Redding, left a deep imprint. For Jesse Dee, soul never out of style 2013-09-26T15:49:01Z Otis, who had been in poor health for several years, died at his home in the Los Angeles foothill suburb of Altadena on Tuesday, said his manager, Terry Gould. Johnny Otis of 'Willie and the Hand Jive' dies 2012-01-19T18:01:06Z In light of the unanimous opinion that the real history of this means of conveyance begins only with Otis’s emergency brake, it is worthwhile to direct our attention to contemporary reactions to the event. The most important invention in the history of the modern city 2014-02-23T13:00:00Z When Zelda the third came along, Gardner added a male rescue bulldog, Otis. Pot-loving dogs: why cannabis extract is the new trend for our pets 2018-08-02T04:00:00Z His raspy tenor, uncommonly warm and rough, was likened to the voice of Otis Redding and made him more accessible to American listeners than many reggae artists. Toots Hibbert, beloved reggae star, dead at 77 2020-09-12T04:00:00Z During rehearsals for the jukebox musical “Ain’t Too Proud — The Life and Times of the Temptations,” Otis Williams, the last original member, arrived to give his support. The cast of Broadway’s ‘Ain’t Too Proud’ very proud of show 2019-06-06T04:00:00Z An early influence on his style was Hank Marvin, lead guitarist for the Shadows, but his playing came to encompass the styles of such American blues stylists as Otis Rush, B.B. Peter Green, Fleetwood Mac founder, dies at 73 2020-07-25T04:00:00Z Despite being a mover and shaker in the world of black music, Mr. Otis was not black, which as far as he was concerned was simply an accident of birth. Johnny Otis, Rhythm and Blues Musician, Dies at 90 2012-01-20T01:42:36Z There are portraits of sea captains and their wives and a mourning picture attributed to Jane Otis Prior commemorating the loss at sea of her father, a ship’s captain, and her brother. Art Review: ‘Compass: Folk Art in Four Directions,’ at South Street Seaport 2012-08-02T23:17:05Z It’s a portrait of Dickinson at around age 10 with her older brother, Austin, and young sister, Lavinia, done by a local artist, Otis Allen. ‘I’m Nobody’? Not a Chance, Emily Dickinson 2017-01-19T05:00:00Z And then out comes a singing voice — Wilson Pickett-like in its grit and earthiness, Otis Redding-like in tenderness — that signals very clearly that its owner is doing exactly what he was born to do. Anderson East offers an almost-too-perfect R&B throwback 2016-02-10T05:00:00Z He studied art at several schools, ultimately earning a master’s degree from what is now Otis College of Art and Design. Two explorations of the power and prominence of Latino art: 'Anna Maria Maiolino' and 'Carlos Almaraz' 2017-09-07T04:00:00Z The next day, I was standing outside the Otis Redding Foundation on Cotton Avenue when a muscular man walked by, headphones on. The town that produced musical legends keeps staying in the groove 2016-08-30T04:00:00Z The first show, at Otis Street Arts Project, is of work shown last year and reviewed in East City Art’s new anthology of critical writing. Review | In the galleries: With two group exhibits, maximum exposure for photographers 2019-11-14T05:00:00Z “It’s rough on you,” says Otis Thorne, a fish cleaner at Virgo Fish Cleaning House in Southwest’s famous municipal fish market on Maine Avenue. Blight of fancy: D.C. starts to feel like ‘Mad Max’ amid constant construction 2015-06-21T04:00:00Z The judges rated her performance as promising, but far less impressive than "Dirty Dancing" actress Jennifer Grey's Viennese waltz to Otis Redding's "These Arms of Mine." Bristol Palin parodies mom on "Dancing with Stars" 2010-09-21T04:34:00Z Employment in Los Angeles County's creative industries rose by 6,000 jobs in 2013 after more modest gains the two previous years, according to the latest annual Otis Report on the Creative Economy. Producers make $102,860? Composers $63,560? Otis report on jobs and pay 2015-03-12T04:00:00Z But the pioneering musician never moved away from his first love, music, and toured well into his 70s, headlining blues and jazz festivals along with his son, Shuggie Otis. "Willie and the Hand Jive" singer Johnny Otis dies at 90 2012-01-20T00:27:44Z It's not just Otis who gets to experience the wonder that is Eric. On "Sex Education," Ncuti Gatwa's Eric always shines, even in a disappointing final season 2023-09-22T04:00:00Z Sex Education is about as literal a title as it gets, both in describing the magic-realist world of Otis’s therapy sessions and in what viewers can take from them. 'Take care of your actors': the intimacy director keeping Netflix’s sex scenes safe 2019-01-25T05:00:00Z But Johnny Otis found his teeming world of music in his Berkeley neighborhood and on the streets of L.A. Johnny Otis, the Greek Godfather of R&B, Dies at 90 2012-01-19T22:30:12Z “Clock Strike Zero” sounds like a remixed instrumental from a lost Shuggie Otis session, with a ticktock shimmer in the background. The Playlist: Thundercat Unplugs, Young M.A. Gets Remixed 2016-08-26T04:00:00Z The album has 10 tracks of blues classics previously recorded dozens, if not hundreds, of times, by the likes of Howlin' Wolf, Otis Redding, Earl King — dudes far bluesier than Miller. Tom Petty and Steve Miller: boomers with something to prove 2010-06-10T20:55:00Z “Respect” was written by Otis Redding as a man’s demand for recognition from his wife. With new book and new tour, MC5’s Wayne Kramer is kickin’ out the jams with new joy 2018-09-06T04:00:00Z There is the chief protagonist, the bountifully mustachioed Gen. Otis, a veteran of the Civil War and the Spanish American War, and staunch anti-union man. The 1910 bombing of the Los Angeles Times has been the subject of books and film. Now it's a bus tour 2017-09-22T04:00:00Z Moving back to California, she did some teaching at U.C.L.A. and Otis College of Art and Design, but found “I couldn’t paint and teach,” she said. Mary Weatherford Brings ‘Horror and Beauty’ to Venice 2022-04-20T04:00:00Z As big bands fell out of fashion, Mr. Otis stripped the ensemble down to just a few horns and a rhythm section and stepped to the forefront of the emerging rhythm and blues scene. Johnny Otis, Rhythm and Blues Musician, Dies at 90 2012-01-20T01:42:36Z Though the gallery, which is open to the public, is located at Otis, it was conceived and is run by Kapon. A gallery so small it fits in a box: Annetta Kapon's Proxy 2014-10-30T04:00:00Z For a long time, “Otis Live in Europe” was considered the great Redding Live album and maybe the great live soul record. Five great live albums: From Otis Redding to Built to Spill 2016-07-05T04:00:00Z Like Otis Redding and Sam Cooke, Bailey sounds old before his time, weary from experience. New band of the day ? No 806: Liam Bailey 2010-06-11T15:36:00Z A number of songs were written using a primitive drum machine, a Rhythm Ace, which Sly Stone and Shuggie Otis used on some of their recordings. Trixie Whitley throws out the formula 2013-05-02T05:00:00Z Otis Clay, the soul music legend from Chicago who entered the Blues Hall of Fame last year, says that once radio segregated blues from other genres, “fans and the music suffered.” Young bluesmen take up the torch for a musical tradition Other songs on "In My Soul" include covers of 1960s Stax/Volt artist Otis Redding and Chess's Bobby "Blue" Bland. A soulful Robert Cray tunes in to the sounds of his youth 2014-03-31T08:03:54Z That was before he found himself scooped into the world of R&B, playing on Lee Dorsey’s Top 10 hit “Ya Ya” when he was 15, and supporting Otis Redding on tour at 16. The Meters’ Leo Nocentelli Gets a Solo Career, 50 Years Late 2021-11-18T05:00:00Z It offers a utility in its aura — of tastefulness, of craftsmanship, of its knowledge of cool and unimpeachable things, including Otis Redding’s growl and the RZA’s snare drum sounds. Perspective | Album of the year is the Grammy that nobody deserves to win 2021-03-10T05:00:00Z The name Elisha Otis appears in Kennedy’s essay only once, in a sentence about “other early inventors and patentees of portions of elevator machinery.” The most important invention in the history of the modern city 2014-02-23T13:00:00Z My biggest gripe is that the show cut most of the cast to make room for new characters at the college our favorite characters alongside Otis and Eric have started at this year. On "Sex Education," Ncuti Gatwa's Eric always shines, even in a disappointing final season 2023-09-22T04:00:00Z Admitting his own addiction, Otis backed away from the job. True Hollywood story: The producer and the Black Panther 2012-06-09T19:00:00Z Though Otis grows up in an ostensibly sex-positive home, he is incredibly uncomfortable about sex. Sex Education: in praise of the raunchy yet heartfelt Netflix comedy 2019-01-17T05:00:00Z Gen. Oliver Otis Howard, who was ordered to do his duty against his conscience. William Vollmann’s ‘The Dying Grass’ is the reading experience of a lifetime 2015-07-26T04:00:00Z According to the historian of the Otis Company, this illustration was based on a sketch made during the demonstration by an artist for the New York Recorder. The most important invention in the history of the modern city 2014-02-23T13:00:00Z Kimberly Ritter-Martinez, an economist on the team that wrote the Otis Report, said it's probably not a case of Orange County institutions of higher learning being all that lavish toward their faculty. Producers make $102,860? Composers $63,560? Otis report on jobs and pay 2015-03-12T04:00:00Z The tower’s inclusion of an American-made Otis elevator is as good an explanation of its presence in this book as any. Books of The Times: The Parisian Experience of American Pioneers 2011-05-22T22:02:06Z It was an acoustic recording of Otis Redding's classic Sitting on the Dock of The Bay. Old soul, young singer 2011-06-16T07:17:57Z “Respect” was first written and recorded by Otis Redding, in 1965, but it nonetheless remains Aretha’s signature song, her calling card. Aretha Franklin Is As Immortal As Can Be 2018-08-16T04:00:00Z I took it for granted, thinking every kid in Africa grew up listening to James Brown and Otis Redding. Ang?lique Kidjo asks: 'Who are they to tell me what's African?' 2010-04-29T22:15:00Z Army recruitment ad campaign, and removed from consideration for several films, including an Otis Redding biopic and an adaptation of the Walter Moseley novel “The Man in My Basement.” The Jonathan Majors case: the latest celebrity trial variant where women lose 2023-10-28T04:00:00Z He was equally memorable as Otis, the idiot henchman of villainous Lex Luther in the first two Christopher Reeve “Superman” movies and as the racist sheriff in “White Lightning.” Ned Beatty, indelible in ‘Deliverance,’ ‘Network’ dies at 83 2021-06-13T04:00:00Z In recognition of Otis Redding’s 75th birthday, the Otis Redding Estate and the Otis Redding Foundation will host “Celebrating 75 Years of Otis Redding,” Sept. 9 -11. The town that produced musical legends keeps staying in the groove 2016-08-30T04:00:00Z Long after he was a force on the rhythm and blues charts, Mr. Otis was a familiar presence at blues and even jazz festivals. Johnny Otis, Rhythm and Blues Musician, Dies at 90 2012-01-20T01:42:36Z A: I’m definitely the most similar to Otis. Let’s talk about ‘Sex Education’ — and all the bad info we got as teens 2021-10-07T04:00:00Z Topics: , , Cities, Elevators, Lifted, , , , Details from the elevator patent drawings of Elisha Otis. The most important invention in the history of the modern city 2014-02-23T13:00:00Z There was a book about Otis Spofford, which I read next. Beverly Cleary, Age 100 2016-04-11T04:00:00Z I thought that would be the most punk-rock thing you could do, to call a record ‘Soul Punk’ and not have it sound like the Buzzcocks covering Otis Redding. Patrick Stump finds life beyond Fall Out Boy 2011-11-09T05:47:00Z It all began with the farm conducting a memorial service for Otis in which Shane was asked about his final moments. Walking Dead Recap: Cherokee Rose 2011-11-07T15:36:31Z Later, she lost the night's top award, video of the year, to Jay-Z and West's "Otis." Beyonce, Brown, Kanye, Jay-Z win at BET Awards 2012-07-02T02:50:11Z One features Noah Jupe as the fresh-faced child actor Otis, a precocious talent, in the dubious care of his alcoholic, bitter father, James. ‘Honey Boy’ Review: Shia LaBeouf Lets Himself Off the Hook 2019-11-07T05:00:00Z Along with the reissue, Otis has also released an album of new material, “Wings of Love.” A&E highlights: Spring festivals, James Blake, fantasy exhibit at EMP 2013-04-17T21:26:00Z District Court Judge Otis Wright II agreed, stating that Shuster's sister and brother relinquished any chance to reclaim Superman copyrights in exchange for annual pension payments from DC Comics. Judge sides with DC Comics in fight over Superman 2012-10-18T01:24:08Z But that story has always been intertwined with untimely death, starting with Otis Redding’s a month after its founding in 1967. For Jann Wenner, the Music Never Stopped 2022-09-11T04:00:00Z This week, the duo posted online another track, “Otis,” built around a skeleton provided by Otis Redding’s classic recording of “Try a Little Tenderness.” ArtsBeat: Highly Anticipated Kanye West and Jay-Z Album Set for Release 2011-07-25T18:54:45Z His real identity was Otis Flannegan, a sanitation worker who was sent to prison for murder. Meet Polka-Dot Man and Other Characters From ‘The Suicide Squad’ 2021-08-06T04:00:00Z While he never stopped making music as long as his health allowed, Mr. Otis focused much of his attention in the 1960s on politics and the civil rights movement. Johnny Otis, Rhythm and Blues Musician, Dies at 90 2012-01-20T01:42:36Z Among the players will be Otis Hutchins, 83, who has performed with his son, Jeff, 50, in all previous 39 TubaChristmas events. TubaChristmas presents holiday music at its most sonorous 2015-12-12T05:00:00Z Otis Redding III, the son and namesake of the celebrated 1960s soul singer, who made a name for himself as a singer and guitarist, died on Tuesday in Macon, Ga. He was 59. Otis Redding III, Who Followed His Father Into Music, Dies at 59 2023-04-19T04:00:00Z You toured with everybody from Otis Redding to James Brown and performed with Cab Calloway on Broadway. Bettye LaVette comes roaring back 2015-02-19T05:00:00Z But the influence of Otis was felt most through his ability to recognize and promote talent. Johnny Otis of 'Willie and the Hand Jive' dies 2012-01-19T18:01:06Z Today, Elisha Graves Otis ascended for the last time. Style Invitational: Strip search — play off a line of text in a comic strip 2016-06-16T04:00:00Z D. A. Pennebaker’s “Monterey Pop” film is extended here with the addition of the films “Jimi Plays Monterey” and “Shake! Otis at Monterey,” as well as Mr. Pennebaker’s additional footage from festival performances. What’s on TV Monday: The MTV Movie & TV Awards and the Monterey Pop Festival 2018-06-18T04:00:00Z A professor at Culver City's Otis College of Art and Design has a gallery in a small box. An art gallery in Los Angeles modeled on the Unabomber cabin 2015-01-30T05:00:00Z Otis and his friends are exploring their sexualities and trying to figure out where they fit in, all while tussling with their parents, friends and teachers. Let’s talk about ‘Sex Education’ — and all the bad info we got as teens 2021-10-07T04:00:00Z It’s true that Otis the Greek was the boss of these black acts, but he didn’t act like a plantation massah. Johnny Otis, the Greek Godfather of R&B, Dies at 90 2012-01-19T22:30:12Z "Otis can get away with stuff that I as a comedian couldn't," he said, after winning the Perrier award in 2000. Comedy gold: Rich Hall's Otis Lee Crenshaw and the Black Liars 2013-05-17T10:33:29Z “There’s a little bit of shaking,” Otis tells him. Rehab continues for comic wounded in shooting 2014-07-20T04:00:00Z Eric, Otis, their parents and classmates are the creations of a woman, playwright Laurie Nunn, and the adventures they experiences together and separately through season 1 of “Sex Education” were written mostly by women. Which boy's life? Esquire's "American Boy," race, and masculinity at 17 2019-02-13T05:00:00Z Otis died on Tuesday in the Los Angeles area, age 90. Blues singer Etta James dies at 73 2012-01-21T01:55:50Z The lesson: “As a singer, range is great, but you got to learn to sing the right notes the right way. Otis was one of the masters of that — he was so emotive.” The Enduring Power of Otis Redding’s ‘Dock of the Bay’ 2018-01-23T05:00:00Z Otis Taylor My World is Gone Telarc Otis Taylor's mixture of "trance " and tough social commentary remains unlike anything else in American music. Otis Taylor: My World is Gone – review 2013-03-03T00:05:22Z Otis founded his own band in the mid-1940s and scored his first hit with the song "Harlem Nocturne". "Willie and the Hand Jive" singer Johnny Otis dies at 90 2012-01-20T00:27:44Z Though Otis has performed only sporadically in recent decades, with mixed results, he was in excellent form Wednesday in front of a full house. Concert review: Shuggie Otis at Lincoln Hall 2013-04-18T06:16:00Z “Sometimes Cinderella is 37 years old, has a scraggly beard and sounds like a cross between George Jones and Otis Redding.” Chris Stapleton Takes Top Spot on Album Chart Again 2015-11-16T05:00:00Z I feel quite connected to Otis, and because of that, he’s also sometimes the character that I find the hardest to write. Let’s talk about ‘Sex Education’ — and all the bad info we got as teens 2021-10-07T04:00:00Z The store doubled as a nightclub where Mr. Otis and his band performed. Johnny Otis, Rhythm and Blues Musician, Dies at 90 2012-01-20T01:42:36Z I don’t know, now it feels like Otis should always be on my breast. Olivia Wilde on Breastfeeding, Being a Working Mom 2014-08-05T04:00:00Z He nervously broached the unconventional career path with his dad, Otis Medley, a Baptist pastor. Rehab continues for comic wounded in shooting 2014-07-20T04:00:00Z Film, television, radio and the recording industry -- the main components of the entertainment industry, as defined in the Otis Report -- lost 10,400 jobs between 2008 and 2013, with the movies down 8,600 workers. Producers make $102,860? Composers $63,560? Otis report on jobs and pay 2015-03-12T04:00:00Z She was in her first year of the M.F.A. program at Otis College of Art and Design in Los Angeles; he in his second. Roller-Skating Straight to His Heart, on Pink Wheels 2022-02-11T05:00:00Z “I discovered this place 15 years ago in passing,” says Lamouroux, who was part of an exchange at L.A.’s Otis College of Art and Design at the time. A Seedy Former Motel in L.A. Finds a New Life—In the Afterlife 2015-04-24T04:00:00Z “Strawberry Letter 23” soared when Otis and son Eric played unison runs on their guitars. Concert review: Shuggie Otis at Lincoln Hall 2013-04-18T06:16:00Z Friday’s emergent crew featured only one definitive dud: Otis Donovan Herring’s “Attempting to Reconcile,” a muddle of tortured emoting and stagey dance moments. Dance Review: Sampling New Work One Step at a Time 2011-04-13T00:19:47Z Now he had the unenviable job of succeeding the superb and much-loved Otis Spann, but his less flashy abilities suited the band well enough. Pinetop Perkins obituary 2011-03-23T12:11:44Z In Tuesday’s profile of calligrapher Otis Scrivener, his wife was incorrectly quoted; she actually spoke of his “magical pens.” Style Invitational Week 1470: Your add here 2022-01-06T05:00:00Z At Mr. Otis’s induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1994, Ms. James referred to him as her “guru.” Johnny Otis, Rhythm and Blues Musician, Dies at 90 2012-01-20T01:42:36Z “I didn’t know what to make of it, honestly,” said Mr. Marshall, who was a student at what is now the Otis College of Art and Design. Kerry James Marshall’s Black Birds Take Flight in a New Series 2020-07-29T04:00:00Z It has also clearly not occurred to him that aping Otis Redding might be an undertaking open to ridicule. Paolo Nutini 2010-04-10T23:08:00Z George’s win came in 2018 for her dazzling notes accompanying “Live at the Whisky A Go Go: The Complete Recordings, Performed by Otis Redding.” Thulani Davis and the Secret History of Women Writing Album Liner Notes 2021-03-12T05:00:00Z The location of Otis Street Arts Project, secluded near CSX train tracks, is not conceptually ideal for its show of playful, large-scale work by Scott Pennington. Review | In the galleries: More than just selfies, more than just photos 2018-04-19T04:00:00Z Although Graham gave many rock bands their start, Clancey said, he also wanted to educate his audience by exposing them to great R&B, blues and jazz acts like Bo Diddley and Otis Redding. Rock promoter Bill Graham's life and career commemorated at Skirball 2015-05-07T04:00:00Z “I would like a photo of a cat sitting on a window ledge at dusk, with a beautiful background,” an inmate named Otis wrote, in 2013. Photo Requests from Solitary Confinement 2019-07-08T04:00:00Z Mr. Otis was also a political activist, a preacher, an artist, an author and even, late in life, an organic farmer. Johnny Otis, Rhythm and Blues Musician, Dies at 90 2012-01-20T01:42:36Z Some of the “Inspiration Information” tracks lost their idiosyncratic charm as Otis tried to retro-fit them into a more traditional format. Concert review: Shuggie Otis at Lincoln Hall 2013-04-18T06:16:00Z But only months after their song “Soul Finger” became a hit, four of the Bar-Kays perished in the same 1967 plane crash that killed Otis Redding. Meet the Musicians Who Gave Isaac Hayes His Groove 2017-11-15T05:00:00Z And then, Morisseau remembered, “He stops talking. He gets emotional. And all I can think is, ‘Oh, if I make Otis Williams cry, my parents will never forgive me!’ Perspective | Will ‘Ain’t Too Proud’ be better than other jukebox musicals? 2018-06-15T04:00:00Z He changed his name, too, to Johnny Otis. Johnny Otis, the Greek Godfather of R&B, Dies at 90 2012-01-19T22:30:12Z Although his vocals were dubbed by Lloyd Williams, Mr. Jessie adopted the name Otis Day and began singing at gigs with a band. ‘Animal House’ Oral History: From Richard Pryor to a Real Melee 2018-05-01T04:00:00Z Otis Redding was 26 years old when he died. The town that produced musical legends keeps staying in the groove 2016-08-30T04:00:00Z Otis Chandler tugged his blushing mother to her feet. Dorothy Buffum Chandler was the driving force behind the Music Center 2014-11-14T05:00:00Z The track Otis - from Watch the Throne, his collaboration with Jay-Z - was named best rap performance. Grammy glory for returning Adele 2012-02-13T05:44:04Z So when they called me up — the late Otis Rush called me up — I jumped off the bar. Blues legend Buddy Guy says that in a lifetime of playing guitar, he’s still learning 2020-02-18T05:00:00Z This week Ms. Sanchez, 16, of San Diego, avoided ending up in the bottom three, after doing passionate performances of “Fallin’” by Alicia Keys and “Try a Little Tenderness” by Otis Redding. ArtsBeat: Colton Dixon Voted Off 'American Idol' 2012-04-20T03:31:44Z Her particular triumph is the belated recognition over the last decade that she is the artistic equal of soul music giants like Otis Redding and Tina Turner. Bettye LaVette Performs Her Album ‘Worthy’ at Café Carlyle 2015-02-02T05:00:00Z From the 1870s onward, Otis Brothers and Company, the business founded by Elisha Otis’s two enterprising sons, developed into the leading manufacturer of elevators. The most important invention in the history of the modern city 2014-02-23T13:00:00Z Harry Chandler, Otis’ powerful son-in law, missed being killed in the blast by a matter of minutes. The 1910 bombing of the Los Angeles Times has been the subject of books and film. Now it's a bus tour 2017-09-22T04:00:00Z James Lambert Otis was put on probation for three years on Wednesday after he pleaded no contest to felony vandalism. #OscarsSoOrange? Hollywood on edge as politically charged ceremony looms 2017-02-24T05:00:00Z Conway has a fetish for Otis Redding, which is supposed to be an indication of his soulfulness. Review: ‘Quarry’ Puts Death to Great Music. Very Slowly. 2016-09-08T04:00:00Z Up to the beginning of the twentieth century, every account of the elevator’s history credits another mechanic with a similar-sounding name, Otis Tufts, with its invention, although he is almost forgotten today. The most important invention in the history of the modern city 2014-02-23T13:00:00Z Their songs - "In Paris" and "Otis" - are up for video of the year. Kanye leads in BET nods, Samuel Jackson to host 2012-05-23T00:31:05Z After graduating from Otis College of Art and Design, and a stint in film production, Sarabia caught the attention of the New York art dealer Paul Judelson. The Sculptor Turning Treasure Hunts Into Art 2018-08-30T04:00:00Z One of the foundation’s greatest successes has been Otis Music Camp, where young musicians have access to music industry giants and local counselors who, on their own time, often become mentors. The town that produced musical legends keeps staying in the groove 2016-08-30T04:00:00Z Otis Redding’s burst of fame was short but eventful. ‘Dreams to Remember’ review: An homage to Otis Redding 2015-08-28T04:00:00Z It’s a far-fetched premise, as even Otis’s clients admit, but living with Jean has given him a specific skill set and perceptiveness, and somehow he and the show sell it. Review: ‘Sex Education,’ a Sweet Teen Comedy of Modern Lust 2019-01-09T05:00:00Z The Redding brothers never came close to matching their father’s success, but Otis Redding III nonetheless continued performing. Otis Redding III, Who Followed His Father Into Music, Dies at 59 2023-04-19T04:00:00Z His junior high principal was impressed by his artistic ability and helped him obtain a scholarship at what is now Otis College of Art and Design in Los Angeles. Tyrus Wong, long overlooked animator of ‘Bambi,’ dies at 106 2017-01-06T05:00:00Z Wilde also notes that she doesn’t have any apprehension about continuing her acting work while raising Otis: Olivia Wilde on Breastfeeding, Being a Working Mom 2014-08-05T04:00:00Z Otis became a disc jockey for Los Angeles radio station KFOX, and was also heavily involved in politics and the civil rights movement. "Willie and the Hand Jive" singer Johnny Otis dies at 90 2012-01-20T00:27:44Z She also taught — first at Cal State Long Beach, then at the Otis College of Art and Design. For Betye Saar, there's no dwelling on the past; the almost-90-year-old artist has too much future to think about 2016-04-29T04:00:00Z Otis College of Art and Design was located one block north. Rich history, new anxieties inside MacArthur Park building where Berggruen Institute plans satellite 2017-05-25T04:00:00Z “So I asked Otis, in as nonconfrontational a way as possible,” she recalled, “ ‘Is there a perspective now that you have that you didn’t have before?’ Perspective | Will ‘Ain’t Too Proud’ be better than other jukebox musicals? 2018-06-15T04:00:00Z Although he never attained the wide popularity of Otis Redding or James Brown, Mr. Burke had a broad influence on R&B and rock, and he was a favorite of musicians and connoisseurs. Solomon Burke, Influential Soul Singer, Dies at 70 2010-10-11T05:00:00Z While on a visit to the UK in 1992, he recorded Big Blues from Texas, produced by the English-based blues guitarist Otis Grand. Phillip Walker obituary 2010-08-10T17:18:00Z Returning to his father’s roots, Otis ran a grocery store selling organic produce grown by one of his sons. Johnny Otis, the Greek Godfather of R&B, Dies at 90 2012-01-19T22:30:12Z "I don't consider it a true retrospective," she says of the Otis show, which runs through Dec. 6. Ceramist Ralph Bacerra's complex, jewel-like designs the focus of 'Exquisite Beauty' 2015-11-14T05:00:00Z The full-evening work, “The Watershed,” is set to diverse musical works, including songs by Otis Redding. ArtsBeat: New Kyle Abraham Works Inspired by Fights for Freedom 2014-03-20T16:03:21Z “Actually, it was something he was kind of afraid to tell me,” Otis says. Rehab continues for comic wounded in shooting 2014-07-20T04:00:00Z Otis was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1994. "Willie and the Hand Jive" singer Johnny Otis dies at 90 2012-01-20T00:27:44Z In “Ain’t Too Proud,” even when the Temptations aren’t doing a dance number — in scenes between Otis Williams and his wife, for example — the five men are often present onstage like a cool Greek chorus. Cholly Atkins Taught Motown to Dance. His Moves Get an Update in ‘Ain’t Too Proud.’ 2019-03-13T04:00:00Z Otis changes a lot over the course of the series. Let’s talk about ‘Sex Education’ — and all the bad info we got as teens 2021-10-07T04:00:00Z Helpfully, Otis’s mother Jean, played by Gillian Anderson, is an actual no-holds-barred sex therapist, and he manages to talk Adam out of his panic, and his cubicle. 'Take care of your actors': the intimacy director keeping Netflix’s sex scenes safe 2019-01-25T05:00:00Z But White did not obtain steady teaching work in California until 1965, when he was offered a job at the Otis Art Institute. The Man Who Taught a Generation of Black Artists Gets His Own Retrospective 2018-09-28T04:00:00Z As a teenager, he changed his name because he thought Johnny Otis sounded more black. Johnny Otis of 'Willie and the Hand Jive' dies 2012-01-19T18:01:06Z For much of the show, Otis sounded like he was paying a visit to his father’s old musical neighborhood. Concert review: Shuggie Otis at Lincoln Hall 2013-04-18T06:16:00Z As hitmakers, that inaugural R&B crossover generation eventually gave way to Brill Building pop, the British invasion, folk rock, hard rock, disco and other pop genres that Otis the purist disdained. Johnny Otis, the Greek Godfather of R&B, Dies at 90 2012-01-19T22:30:12Z According to Netflix's riveting but open-ended synopsis, Otis is now having casual sex, Eric and Adam are "official" and Jean is preparing for a baby. From a "Dear White People" swan song to Tokyo assassins, here's what's new on Netflix in September 2021-09-04T04:00:00Z Vitality has made its way into Otis’s life, and into his pants. “Sex Education,” Season 2: The Doctor Is In 2020-01-18T05:00:00Z They, and everybody else, journey, with difficulty, toward employing the tools that Jean, Otis’s mom, articulates in the season’s first episode: “The three Ts: trust, talking, and truth.” “Sex Education,” Season 2: The Doctor Is In 2020-01-18T05:00:00Z But the dominant feature of the lineup was a three-piece horn section, which gave much of the set a brassy R&B swagger that Johnny Otis surely would have loved. Concert review: Shuggie Otis at Lincoln Hall 2013-04-18T06:16:00Z When the pragmatic American Otis family move in they refuse to be unnerved by the ghost and, as in Tim Burton's Beetlejuice, only the young daughter comes to understand him. Cannes 2012 diary: Cate Blanchett to star in lesbian drama Carol 2012-05-18T14:35:44Z Otis Perkins Park: On a slender spit bordering Fisherman Bay, explore one of the longest public beaches in the islands. Lopez Island in the fall: Hikes, farm stands and fine dining 2017-11-09T05:00:00Z The group was discovered by bandleader Johnny Otis, and their song, renamed "The Wallflower," topped R&B charts in 1955. Blues singer Etta James dies at 73 2012-01-21T01:55:50Z Johnny Otis, the musician, bandleader, songwriter, impresario, disc jockey and talent scout who was often called “the godfather of rhythm and blues,” died on Tuesday at his home in Altadena, Calif. He was 90. Johnny Otis, Rhythm and Blues Musician, Dies at 90 2012-01-20T01:42:36Z Respect, probably Aretha Franklin’s signature song, is an Otis Redding track; he wrote and recorded it two years before Franklin in 1965. The best covers turn a song on its head: a whole new slice of life, right there | Hannah Jane Parkinson 2021-01-22T05:00:00Z At the same time, he amplifies a deep, soulful voice, enabling him to cover everything from Led Zeppelin to Otis Redding. Gov't Mule embraces Pink Floyd, peace and protest: "We're in some pretty precarious times" 2023-06-17T04:00:00Z Maybe more important, White started teaching, in local community art centers and, beginning in 1965, at what is now Otis College of Art and Design. Charles White Was a Giant, Even Among the Heroes He Painted 2018-10-11T04:00:00Z Walking paths take you past Otis, the performing goat and a scale replica of the State House. 36 Hours in Montpelier, Vt. 2012-08-22T21:32:59Z His voice -- that voice! -- is otherworldly, with its rich and meaty growl and gospel-tinged melody reminding me of my grandfather’s love of Otis Redding. Coachella 2015: Ciara, DMX and more highlights from Day 1 2015-04-18T04:00:00Z Richard Street sang as a young man with Temptations members Otis Williams and Melvin Franklin, but didn't join the famed Motown group until the early 1970s. Ex-Temptations singer Richard Street dies at 70 2013-02-27T22:26:08Z Otis’s 1854 performance is regarded as the primal scene in the history of the elevator. The most important invention in the history of the modern city 2014-02-23T13:00:00Z Otis Redding was beyond anything I had ever seen. 'It felt like a wonderful dream' – DA Pennebaker on making Monterey Pop 2019-08-07T04:00:00Z “Never confuse position with power,” the Rev. Otis Moss III, a Chicago pastor born in 1970, says in Gates’s epigraph. Henry Louis Gates Jr. on African-American Religion 2021-02-16T05:00:00Z Hibbert, as many of the musical great and good interviewed for this profile testify, is a soul singer, Jamaica's Otis Redding. Tonight's TV highlights 2011-02-18T08:00:01Z Otis also had a regular show playing records on the nonprofit Pacifica Radio Network's stations until failing health prompted him to retire in 2005. Johnny Otis of 'Willie and the Hand Jive' dies 2012-01-19T18:01:06Z Mr. West also took best rap performance for “Otis,” a duet with Jay-Z off “Watch the Throne” that samples an Otis Redding hit. Major Grammy Honors for Adele and Foo Fighters 2012-02-13T05:27:04Z Remembering the couple’s 2-year-old son, Otis, he added, “Two things — I guess three, if I count myself.” For Jason Sudeikis, It’s Time to Seize the Stage in ‘Dead Poets Society’ 2016-11-01T04:00:00Z In his portrait studio and out in the world, Otis Noel Pruitt used his camera to bear witness to the soul and soullessness of Columbus, Miss., in the first half of the 20th century. ‘From the Dustbin of History,’ a Photo Archive of the Jim Crow South 2022-03-10T05:00:00Z “Respect” was written by Otis Redding, who sang it as a man’s demand for recognition from his wife. How Aretha Franklin’s ‘Respect’ Became a Battle Cry for Musicians Seeking Royalties 2018-08-18T04:00:00Z One of Lake’s favorite Yakima Valley vineyard sources was Otis Vineyard, next to Smasne’s parents’ place. Boyhood curiosity became a wine career for Robert Smasne 2014-10-22T04:00:00Z There’s always the model of Johnny Otis, the R&B legend who grew up in Berkeley, and who died a few months ago. Chabon on race, sex, Obama: “I never wanted to tell the story of two guys in a record store” 2012-09-20T15:25:00Z The report, released Wednesday, is sponsored by Otis College of Art and Design in L.A. and compiled by economists from the Los Angeles Economic Development Corp. who use government data from federal and state agencies. Producers make $102,860? Composers $63,560? Otis report on jobs and pay 2015-03-12T04:00:00Z |
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