Otis Day and the Knights

AKA: DeWayne Jessie, born in 1953, Dallas Texas
Profession: Actor, Singer
Best known from the movie Animal House, also seen in The Bingo Long Traveling All Stars And Motor Kings, Car Wash, Sparkle, Fun With Dick And Jane, Which Way Is Up?, Thank God It's Friday, Where The Buffalo Roam, The Star Chamber and D. C. Cab which I believe starred Mr. T.

The appearances of DeWayne Jessie, singing "Shama Lama Ding Dong" and "Shout" were actually sung by Lloyd Williams and lip-synched by the actor. Later DeWayne Jessie recorded and released his own versions both songs.

Brother of singer, songwriter Young Jessie who wrote Mary Lou, made popular by Bob Seger and sang with both the The Coasters and The Flairs.

Later in the movie, in the bar scene, Peter Riegert , aka Boon, yells out "Otis My Man" . By way of Hartsfield Airport and a mispronounced page, my nickname became Otis Myman.