tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3226924615283203864.post7663045267905041205..comments2024-03-11T14:14:58.812-04:00Comments on TheHoundBlog: Pete "Guitar" LewisThe Houndhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06328225246284521960noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3226924615283203864.post-80792831257624757742011-09-16T17:48:11.175-04:002011-09-16T17:48:11.175-04:00I wasn't aware of Pete "Guitar" Lewi...I wasn't aware of Pete "Guitar" Lewis before hearding Big Mama Thornton "Hound Dog" and the 1 minute guitar solo. It reminds me Eral King's "Come On".Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3226924615283203864.post-57045533609956308022009-07-03T11:20:54.362-04:002009-07-03T11:20:54.362-04:00Hound, thank you. It's the 4th of July (almost...Hound, thank you. It's the 4th of July (almost) but it feels like Christmas morning to read about and listen to Pete Lewis and Ben Webster. This post, and the earlier ones on Cal Green and Lowman Pauling make the season bright.Mr Twanghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17541273925419313350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3226924615283203864.post-85484262819384097912009-07-03T11:18:19.391-04:002009-07-03T11:18:19.391-04:00Thanks for the info on Johnny Otis. I was more cur...Thanks for the info on Johnny Otis. I was more curious about Shuggie Otis. He had made a name for himself and then just seem to disappear.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3226924615283203864.post-42860758494360682402009-07-03T08:48:39.474-04:002009-07-03T08:48:39.474-04:00"Otis seemed to have a signifcant career unde..."Otis seemed to have a signifcant career underway bv the mid-70s and then he just disappeared. What ever happened to him?"<br /><br />Otis kept the Johnny Otis Show together into the 1990's, he was a congressional aide for awhile, a minister, a disc jockey, author, painter,sculptor (Bob Dylan owns one of his pieces),he kept making records starting the Blues Spectrum label in the 70's, , eventually moving from L.A. back to the Bay Area where he became an apple juice entrepreneur. These days he's been in ill health and has given up his church. See the January posting "Johnny Otis" <br />also take a look at www.johnnyotisworld.comThe Houndhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06328225246284521960noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3226924615283203864.post-3702594388044447192009-07-03T08:28:47.249-04:002009-07-03T08:28:47.249-04:00Great post. You mention that Shuggie Otis replaced...Great post. You mention that Shuggie Otis replaced Jimmy Nolan. Otis seemed to have a signifcant career underway bv the mid-70s and then he just disappeared. What ever happened to him?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3226924615283203864.post-77358620067913699212009-07-03T07:13:11.413-04:002009-07-03T07:13:11.413-04:00Thanks, I wasn't aware of Pete "Guitar&qu...Thanks, I wasn't aware of Pete "Guitar" Lewis before reading this post but he sounds like he should be up there with Mickey Baker and Johhny "guitar" Watson in the RnB hall of fame!!<br />Thanks again.Keddershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10199248739362507995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3226924615283203864.post-69859368560437463702009-07-02T11:20:32.523-04:002009-07-02T11:20:32.523-04:00Awesome post about one of the great unsung guitar ...Awesome post about one of the great unsung guitar heroes. I have a lot of the early Johnny Otis records on Peacock, Savoy and Mercury, and never knew who the great guitar player was. Thank you.RichardSibellohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17543114830570878541noreply@blogger.com