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Otis SpannOtis Spann Otis Spann American blues pianist (c.1924–1970) Otis Spann (March 21, 1924, or 1930 – April 24, 1970) was an American blues musician many consider the leading postwar Chicago blues pianist.[1][2] Quick facts Background information, Born ... Otis Spann Background information Born (1924-03-21)March 21, 1924 or 1930 Belzoni or Jackson, Mississippi, U.S. Died (1970-04-24)April 24, 1970 (aged 40–46) Chicago, Illinois, U.S. Genres Chicago blues[1] Occupation Musician Instrument(s) Piano, vocals Years active 1944–1970 Labels Decca, Chess, Storyville, Testament, Bluesway, Vanguard, CBS/Blue Horizon Close Early life Sources differ over Spann's early years. Some state that he was born in Jackson, Mississippi, in 1930,[3][4] but researchers Bob Eagle and Eric LeBlanc concluded, based on census records and other official information, that he… (Source: Wikipedia)
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