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Otis Clay(1942-2016)

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How African Americans created the upbeat musical form that started out as gospel quartet music and became rock and roll.
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How They Got Over (2018)
Otis Clay was born on 11 February 1942 in Waxhaw, Mississippi, USA. He died on 8 January 2016 in Chicago, Illinois, USA.
BornFebruary 11, 1942
DiedJanuary 8, 2016(73)
BornFebruary 11, 1942
DiedJanuary 8, 2016(73)
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Known for

Frank Grillo, Shea Whigham, and Olivia Munn in The Gateway (2021)
The Gateway
4.9
  • Soundtrack
  • 2021
Joshua (2002)
Joshua
6.7
  • Soundtrack
  • 2002
Dwayne Johnson in Ballers (2015)
Ballers
7.6
TV Series
  • Soundtrack
The Chi (2018)
The Chi
7.5
TV Series
  • Soundtrack

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  • Sissy Spacek and J.K. Simmons in Night Sky (2022)
    Night Sky
    7.3
    TV Series
    • performer: "A Lasting Love"
    • 2022
  • Frank Grillo, Shea Whigham, and Olivia Munn in The Gateway (2021)
    The Gateway
    4.9
    • performer: "I Die a Little Each Day"
    • 2021
  • The Chi (2018)
    The Chi
    7.5
    TV Series
    • performer: "Got to Get Back (To My Baby)"
    • 2019
  • Blythe Danner, Robert Forster, Hilary Swank, Michael Shannon, and Taissa Farmiga in What They Had (2018)
    What They Had
    6.7
    • performer: "Tired of Falling In (And Out of Love)"
    • 2018
  • Dwayne Johnson in Ballers (2015)
    Ballers
    7.6
    TV Series
    • performer: "The Only Way Is Up"
    • 2015
  • Skeppsholmen (2002)
    Skeppsholmen
    5.7
    TV Series
    • performer: "Wild Horses"
    • 2004
  • Joshua (2002)
    Joshua
    6.7
    • arranger: "Sending Up My Timber"
    • performer: "Sending Up My Timber"
    • 2002

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  • Born
    • February 11, 1942
    • Waxhaw, Mississippi, USA
  • Died
    • January 8, 2016
    • Chicago, Illinois, USA(heart attack)
  • Other works
    Single: "She's About a Mover" (Cotillion Records)

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    Inducted into the Blues Hall of Fame in 2013.

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