/tags/johnny-otis Johnny Otis en-US Copyright KUNC/Community Radio for Northern Colorado 2020 Thu, 19 Jan 2012 20:32:00 GMT /2012-01-19/johnny-otis-rhythm-and-blues-pioneer-has-died The bandleader, radio and TV host and composer who wrote "Willie And The Hand Jive" also discovered many of R&B's greatest voices. Otis died Tuesday in his Los Angeles home. Thu, 19 Jan 2012 20:32:00 GMT /2012-01-19/johnny-otis-rhythm-and-blues-pioneer-has-died Elizabeth Blair