1 10 1 https://archive.englewoodmakeshistory.org/files/original/0eb5b286a635e1bfcbd32a4040a1545c.jpg 7a5908b9600ba4f8b1a234daede9ba70 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Music People An individual. Metadata for a person provides detailed biographical information to describe the life of a historical figure. Birth Date 1924-09-11 Birthplace Prentiss, Mississippi, USA Death Date 2008-01-08 Occupation Songwriter Source of File Attached “<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clyde_Otis.%20">Clyde Otis</a>.” Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 7 Dec. 2023. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Otis, Clyde Lovern (1924-2008) Subject The topic of the resource Music, Production Music, R&B Veterans Description An account of the resource Clyde Lovern Otis was a songwriter and record producer. He served in World War II as a marine. He began his songwriting career afterward. He was one of the first African American A&R executives at a major label, Mercury Records. He briefly worked with Liberty Records before creating his record studio, Clyde Otis Music Group. Songs he wrote were performed by Nat King Cole, Aretha Franklin, Johnny Mathis, and Elvis Presley. He most notably collaborated with Brook Benton on seventeen hits. He lived in Englewood for over forty years and was the first African-American resident to build his own home on the East Hill. He led the Music Group of Englewood for over twenty years. He married actress Lourdes Guerrero. He had three children, Isidro, Cylde III, and Analza. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived “<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clyde_Otis.%20">Clyde Otis</a>.” Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 7 Dec. 2023. Wright, Jim. "Clyde Otis, wrote dozens of hit songs." The Record, 13 Jan. 2008, p.L8. Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Colman, David Ludder, Rachelle African American Music