Creepin' with the Cats: The Legendary Dig Masters, Vol. 1

by Johnny Otis

Overview

Twenty-two tracks, almost half previously unreleased, from circa 1956-57 that Otis recorded for his own short-lived Dig label. Not as vivacious as the sides he recorded for Capitol in the late '50s, this is spirited but generic jump blues/R&B, divided evenly between vocals and instrumentals. Occasional cuts like the silly novelty instrumental "Ali Baba's Boogie" stand out from the pack. The one commanding greatest interest is "Hey! Hey! Hey!," which served as the model for Little Richard's version, which in turned was covered by the Beatles in the mid-'60s (as "Kansas City"). ~ Richie Unterberger

Product Details

Release Date:	12/20/1993
Label:	Ace
UPC:	0029667132527
Rank:	166526

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Johnny Otis   Primary Artist,Drums,Piano,Vocals,Bandleader,Vibraphone
Margie Evans   Vocals
Shuggie Otis   Guitar
Don "Sugarcane" Harris   Vocals
Delmar Evans   Vocals

Technical Credits

Irving Mills   Composer
Booker White   Composer
Joan Jett   Composer
Eddie Williams   Composer
Leonard Feather   Composer
Hound Dog Taylor   Composer
Johnny Moore's Three Blazers   Composer
Johnny Moore   Composer
Ricky Byrd   Composer
Pete Welding   Liner Notes
Rafael O. Valentin   Engineer
Jessie Mae Robinson   Composer
Richard Carpenter   Composer
Reginald Connelly   Composer
Alan Menken   Composer
Will Hudson   Composer
Shuggie Otis   Composer
Kenny Laguna   Composer
Irving King   Composer
Don "Sugarcane" Harris   Composer
Charles Brown   Composer
Johnny Otis   Arranger,Composer,Producer,Photography
Little Richard   Composer
Lionel Hampton   Composer
Ray Topping   Compilation Producer
Alex Kazanegras   Engineer
Herbie Hancock   Composer
Melvin Jernigan   Composer
Tony Collins   Liner Notes
Tank Jernigan   Arranger
Delmar Evans   Composer
Hal Swain   Composer
Jimmy Campbell   Composer
Jack Davis   Cover Art
Martin Brown   Design,Package Design
Steve Earle   Composer
Eddie DeLange   Composer
Duncan Cowell   Producer,Post Production
Mitchell Parish   Composer