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Episode 10: “Double Crossin’ Blues”, by Johnny Otis, Little Esther, and the Robins

A History of Rock Music in 500 Songs

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Little Esther's Story

Little Esther was regarded as one of the finest R&B vocalists of her generation and had a promising future. She decided, after a year on Savoy with Johnny Otis, to go solo and to move with alph bass to federal records A new label Bassard joined after falling out with Herman Lubinsky. But sadly, his further collaborations with Little Esther simply weren't as successful as the work they'd done together withJohnny Otis Her career got a second wind and she had a few minor hits in the 1960s and 70s under her new name,. Esther Phillips Most impressive of these was Home Is Where The Hatred is, a song by Gil Scott-Heaven that she

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