Otis Clay
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Otis Clay, born Otis Clay on 11 February 1942 in Waxhaw, Bolivar County, Mississippi, was an American soul singer whose career began in gospel choirs before moving to Chicagoâs vibrant R&B scene. After early gospel recordings with the Christian Travelers and later with the Sensational Nightingales, he signed with One-derful! Records in 1965, releasing his first secular single that year; his breakthrough came in 1967 with "That's How It Is (When You're in Love)", which reached number 34 on the R&B charts. The labelâs closure led to a contract with Atlanticâs Cotillion, where "She's About a Mover" (1968) peaked at number 47 on the R&B charts. In 1971, Clay joined Hi Records and issued "Trying to Live My Life Without You" (1972), his highest-charting single at number 24 on the R&B charts, which was later covered by Bob Seger, charting at number 5 on the pop charts. He continued to record albums such as The Only Way Is Up (1982), Watch Me Now (1989), and Truth Is (2013), while touring extensively, including a live recording in Japan (1983) and Switzerland (2005). Clay received a Blues Foundation Hall of Fame induction in 2013 and a Grammy nomination in 2008 for Best Traditional R&B Performance, and he passed away on 8 January 2016.
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- Poor Little Rich Girl by Otis Clay
- Here I Am (Come and Take Me)
- Hallelujah Lord by Otis Clay
- Love Don't Love Nobody
- Waiting for Dreams by Otis Clay
- Truth is
- Sho Wasn't Me
- For The Good Times
- When Heart Grow Cold
- You're the One I Choose
- Piece of My Heart
- Somebody Help
- You Want Me to Do (What You Won't Do)
- When Hearts Grow Cold
- You Never Miss Your Water
- This Time Around
- It's Hard to Love (After a Heartbreak)
- Help Me Get Over You
- Don't You Know Baby
- I Can Handle It
- Standing in the Rain
- City in the Sky
- Since I've Been Loving You
- Wild Horses
