By Soulpuss (24.102.217.36) on Monday, March 10, 2003 - 08:59 pm:

Can anyone demystify producer Otis Pollard. I have a gut feeling he is east coast based. He produced a record by a George Jackson on Mercury 72736 (late 1966) Kiss me/ Tossin & turnin'. I don't think this is Memphian George Jackson. I have come across other records produced by Otis Pollard over the years.Info anyone.

By Mark Speck (65.57.22.39) on Thursday, March 13, 2003 - 12:36 am:

He's also an artist--I have a tune on a Northern tape by him entitled "Don't Leave Me Baby".

I think the George Jackson on Mercury is the other George, who previously recorded "That Lonely Night" for Cameo (and also on Cameo subsidiary Double R).

I believe he also produced the Jive Five singles on Musicor, all of which are excellent.

Best,

Mark

By Marilyn (67.217.183.172) on Monday, March 17, 2003 - 04:19 pm:

Well,from the depths of my brain comes this information.
Otis Pollard was a singer,but more importantly he had a huge rock & roll show here in Detroit in 1957 at the Shubert Theatre. Ernie Durham was the emcee. On the bill were Paul Anka(receiving his gold record for "Diana"), Fats Domino,the Schoolboys,Frankie Rossi & the Dreams,JoAnn Campbell,the group that made "Bermuda Shorts" (I can't recall their names), & a whole lot more I can't remember. From here we went to NYC,& then on to a 93-day tour.
When I moved to NY a couple of years later,I shared a suite of offices with him,Bobby Anderson (the drummer),Frankie Sardo, & Ersel Hickey.
That's all,folks!
Marilyn

By Soul Sister (68.21.245.176) on Monday, April 07, 2003 - 06:11 pm:

I knew Otis Pollard he lived in St. Albans,N.Y, not far from James Brown when he lived there in the 60s. Otis managed & produced The Jive Five on United Artists label, I was at a couple of their recording sessions in 1966 and 1968. I heard from one of the guys Otis turned out to be like all the other managers back in the day and they felt ripped off by him, so the story goes. Otis had a office in Manhattan. I hadn't seen him since 1968.