"So Fine" is a song written by #JohnnyOtis and performed by #TheFiestas. It reached #3 on the #USR_BChart and #11 on the #USPopChart in 1959. Jim Gribble is credited as the writer of the song, however, Johnny Otis filed a lawsuit claiming the copyright of the song, which had been recorded in 1955 by The Sheiks, a group that included #JesseBelvin. Otis' side won the case. The song was ranked #69 on Billboard's Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1959.
https://youtu.be/G3rWmfdt7ZY

Esther Phillips – Blues Hall of Fame
Esther Phillips is to be inducted into The Blues Foundation’s Hall of Fame ((https://blues.org/hall/)).

Memorialization is a slow process but it starts with recognition. In his review of Esther's career for the Blues Foundation ((https://blues.org/blues_hof_inductee/esther-phillips/)), Jim O’Neal touches on many of the aspects that made Esther's caree
https://www.ctproduced.com/esther-phillips-blues-hall-of-fame/
#non-CT #EstherPhillips #JohnnyOtis