"Cry Baby"
by Johnny Otis Orchestra
Vocal by Mel Walker
And The Bluenotes
on Regent 1016-A
released in 1950
Above: Photo of Johnny Otis.Click HERE for an article about Johnny Otis by J.C. Marion (there are three parts... click on "to next page" to view parts two and three).
NOTE: Johnny Otis has been on radio for fifty years! Tune in his show on Saturdays 11-Noon PT (2-3PM ET) on KPFA in Berkeley, CA or listen online.
Above Left: Photo Of Mel Walker. The Bluenotes are actually The Robins, who were connected with Johnny Otis at the time.Above Right: Label image for Regent 1016-A released in 1950. Regent, shown on label to be located in Elizabeth, NJ, was a subsidiary of Savoy Records.
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Above: Trade magazine ad from September 1950 extolling "2 Great Johnny Otis Releases" on Regent, now located in Newark, NJ.
[Above ad obtained from the "FIRST PRESSINGS" series of books.]
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