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Otis Spann (March 21, 1930 – April 24, 1970) was an American blues musician, whom many consider to be the leading postwar Chicago blues pianist.〔 ==Career== Born in Jackson, Mississippi, United States, Spann became known for his distinct piano style. Spann's father was reportedly a pianist called Friday Ford. His mother Josephine Erby was a guitarist who had worked with Memphis Minnie and Bessie Smith, and his stepfather Frank Houston Spann was a preacher and musician. One of five children, Spann began playing piano at the age of seven, with some instruction from Friday Ford, Frank Spann, and Little Brother Montgomery.〔Harris, S. (1981). ''Blues Who's Who''. New York: Da Capo Press, pp. 477-479, ISBN 978-0306801556〕 By age 14, he was playing in bands in the Jackson area. Big Maceo Merriweather mentored the young musician after his arrival in Chicago in 1946. Spann performed as a solo act or teamed up with guitarist Morris Pejoe, working a regular spot at the Tic Toc Lounge.〔 Spann replaced Merriweather as Muddy Waters' piano player in late 1952, and participated in his first recording session with the band on September 24, 1953. He continued to record as a solo artist and session man with other musicians, including Bo Diddley and Howlin' Wolf during his tenure with the group. He stayed with Muddy Waters until 1968. Spann's work for Chess Records included the 1954 single, "It Must Have Been the Devil" / "Five Spot", with B.B. King and Jody Williams on guitars. During his time at Chess Records he played on a few of Chuck Berry's early records, including the studio version of "You Can't Catch Me". In 1956, he recorded two unreleased tracks with Big Walter Horton and Robert Lockwood.〔Leadbitter, M., Fancourt, L. and Pelletier, P. (1994): ''Blues Records 1943-1970'' Vol. 2, London: Record Information Services〕 He recorded a session with the guitarist Robert Lockwood, Jr. and vocalist St. Louis Jimmy in New York on August 23, 1960, which was issued on ''Otis Spann Is The Blues'' and ''Walking The Blues''. A 1963 effort with Storyville Records was recorded in Copenhagen. He worked with Muddy Waters and Eric Clapton on Decca Records〔 Roberty, Marc, Eric Clapton: The Complete Recording Sessions 1963 - 1995, St. Martin’s Press, New York, 1993 p. 16〕 and with James Cotton for Prestige in 1964. ''The Blues is Where It's At'', Spann's 1966 album for ABC-Bluesway, includes artists George "Harmonica" Smith, Muddy Waters, and Sammy Lawhorn. ''The Bottom of the Blues'' (1967), featuring Spann's wife, Lucille Jenkins Spann (June 23, 1938 – August 2, 1994), was released on Bluesway. He worked on albums with Buddy Guy, Big Mama Thornton, Peter Green, and Fleetwood Mac during the late 1960s. Material featuring Spann on DVD includes the Newport Jazz Festival (1960), the American Folk Blues Festival (1963), The Blues Masters (1966), and the Copenhagen Jazz Festival (1968). 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Otis Spann」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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