Do you know who he is?  His biggest hit is in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, and was later covered by [lastfm link_type="artist_info"]Eric Clapton[/lastfm].  He also:

…wrote [lastfm link_type="artist_info"]Gladys Knight and the Pips[/lastfm] early hit Every Beat of My Heart.

…his R&B Caravan of the 50′s featured top rhythm and blues artists of the decade.

…his first big hit Harlem Nocturne has become an instrumental classic

…[lastfm link_type="artist_info"]Etta James[/lastfm], [lastfm link_type="artist_info"]Hank Ballard[/lastfm], [lastfm link_type="artist_info"]Big Mama Thornton[/lastfm], and [lastfm link_type="artist_info"]The Robins[/lastfm] (later [lastfm link_type="artist_info"]The Coasters[/lastfm]) all sang with his band

…he produced the original version of Hound Dog, which would go on to become one of [lastfm link_type="artist_info"]Elvis Presley[/lastfm]‘s biggest hits

…he played piano on the [lastfm link_type="artist_info"]Johnny Ace[/lastfm] recording of Pledging My Love

…as a disc jockey and tv host in addition to leading his own band, he helped bring black music to white audiences, although he was born of Greek descent       

Born John Alexander Veliotes, he was the son of migrants who ran a grocery, and grew up in a predominantly black area of Berkely, California.  We knew him better by his stage name – [lastfm link_type="artist_info"]Johnny Otis[/lastfm].

His biggest hit Willie and the Hand Jive, sold over a million and a half copies in 1958.  If the the sounds familiar, it was also used in the song I Want Candy by [lastfm link_type="artist_info"]The Strangloves[/lastfm]

[lastfm link_type="artist_info"]Johnny Otis[/lastfm] died Tuesday at his home in Altadena, California.  He was 90 years old.  he is survived by two sons and tow daughters, several grandchildren, and his wife Phyllis , whom he married in 1941.