OTIS DAY AND THE KNIGHTS
Otis Day and the Knights was originally created as a fictional band to perform in the movie National Lampoon’s Animal House. They are best known for their version of “Shout” and “Shama Lama Ding Dong”. Both songs were sung by Lloyd Williams, and lip synched by Dewayne Jessie in the film. Robert Cray was one of the members of the band, seen playing bass in the movie. Otis Day and the Knights have toured as a real-life band. (More from Wikipedia)
It is fair to say that Doug Clark and the Hot Nuts are a North Carolina institution. Combining a hot African-American R&B band with the raunchiness of a Redd Foxx “party record”, the Hot Nuts are popular throughout the state and into adjoining areas as well, particularly at college fraternities, though they play at a lot of black clubs also. Doug Clark and the Hot Nuts are said to have been the inspiration for the party band in the film National Lampoon’s Animal House, Otis Day and the Knights.
(June 2016)
