Johnny Otis
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Midnight at the Barrelhouse – The Johnny Otis Story Volume 1: 1945-57
Born on December 28, 1921 in Vallejo, California, U.S.
Johnny Otis was an American singer, musician, talent scout, disc jockey, composer, arranger, recording artist, record producer, vibraphonist, drummer, percussionist, bandleader, impresario and pastor. Born in Vallejo, California, he is commonly referred to as the “Godfather of Rhythm and Blues”.
Johnny Otis died on January 17, 2012 in Los Angeles, California. He was 90.
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It’s Just Begun / Phase Two
Born on June 23, 1940 in New York City, New York.
Jimmy Castor was an American pop and funk musician. He is best known as a fun disco/funk saxophonist, with his biggest hit single being 1972’s million seller, “Troglodyte (Cave Man)”.
Castor died on January 16, 2012 (aged 71) in Henderson, Nevada.
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Born on November 30, 1937 in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
Richard Threlkeld was an American television news correspondent who spent 25 years with CBS News. During his news career, Threlkeld covered the Vietnam War, the Persian Gulf War, and the Tiananmen Square protests of 1989. In the United States he covered such stories as the Robert F. Kennedy assassination and the Patty Hearst kidnapping, as well as numerous political campaigns.
Threlkeld was killed in an accident on January 13, 2012, in Amagansett, New York. His 2008 Mini convertible collided with a propane truck. He was 74.
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Episode 1 Big Brother
Richard Hopkins started spearheading the “reality revolution” in British television in 2000, when he produced the Bafta award-winning first series of Big Brother.
Hopkins died on January 7,2012 from cancer at the age of 47.
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Boris Karloff Tales of Mystery Archives Volume 5
Born on December 27, 1918 in Staten Island, New York City.
John Celardo was an American comic strip and comic book artist, best known for illustrating the Tarzan comic strip. He began his art career in the late 1930s drawing animals for the National Youth Administration at the Staten Island Zoo at West Brighton, where he was once photographed in the alligator pit by the Staten Island Advance. Over decades, he did work for a variety of publishers, including American Comics Group, DC Comics, Gold Key, Quality, Standard, St. John and Whitman.
Celardo died on January 6, 2012 (aged 93) in Staten Island, New York City.
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Bob Holness
Born on November 12, 1928 in Vryheid, Natal, South Africa.
Bob Holness was an English radio and television presenter. In 1956 he played James Bond in a radio production of Moonraker. Holness joined the BBC as a presenter on Late Night Extra, initially on the BBC Light Programme and later on BBC Radio 1 and 2, presenting alongside people like Terry Wogan, Michael Parkinson and Keith Fordyce.
Bob Holness died on January 6, 2012, aged 83.
Comments OffEve Arnold
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Eve Arnold’s People
Born on April 21, 1912 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Eve Arnold was an American photojournalist. She joined Magnum Photos agency in 1951, and became a full member in 1957.
Arnold died in London on January 4, 2012, aged 99.
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Chicago Joe & The Showgirl [VHS]
Born on December 10, 1926 in Lambeth, London, England.
Harry Fowler was an English actor in film and TV. Over a career lasting more than sixty years he made nearly 200 appearances on screen.
Fowler died on 4 January 2012. He was 85.
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Best of Iron Butterfly Evolution
Born on July 7, 1948 in Florida.
Larry Reinhardt was an American rock guitarist who played with Iron Butterfly and Captain Beyond. At one time Reinhardt was known by the nicknames “El Rhino” and “Ryno”.
Reinhardt died on January 2, 2012, aged 63.
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Dion & Belmonts – Greatest Hits
Born on August 26, 1939 in New York.
Fred Milano was an American doo-wop singer. Born in New York, he was a member of The Belmonts who became successful in the late 1950s as Dion and the Belmonts, and in the early 1960s. Milano was inducted into the Vocal Group Hall of Fame.
Milano died on January 1, 2012 from lung cancer in New York. He was 72.
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