In a career that spans seventy years and embraces several hundred recordings, Johnny Otis has been musician, author, DJ, TV broadcaster, minister, songwriter, bandleader, singer, talent scout and producer and has achieved maximum success with whatever he's turned his hand to. As he approaches his 90th birthday, Ace is delighted to present a two volume CD overview that spans almost 30 of his years as a musical catalyst. The first volume, Midnight At The Barrelhouse, kicks of with prime examples of Johnny's earliest work as a bandleader and runs though to the start of his time as part of Capitol Records' rock 'n' roll roster. Even though he is not always the featured performer on these tracks, all of them bear his input and indelible imprint in some way.............................
