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Shuggie Otis is an American singer-songwriter, recording artist, and multi-instrumentalist. Otis' composition "Strawberry Letter23" (as recorded by The Brothers Johnson) topped the Billboard R&B chart and reached #5 of the Billboard Hot 100 chart in1977. He also achieved commercial success with his 1974 single "Inspiration Information", reaching #56 on the R&B chart.
Otis is the son of rhythm and blues pioneer Johnny Otis. He began performing professionally with his father's band at the age oftwelve, often disguising himself with dark glasses and a false mustache so that he could play in af ...read more
Shuggie Otis is an American singer-songwriter, recording artist, and multi-instrumentalist. Otis' composition "Strawberry Letter23" (as recorded by The Brothers Johnson) topped the Billboard R&B chart and reached #5 of the Billboard Hot 100 chart in1977. He also achieved commercial success with his 1974 single "Inspiration Information", reaching #56 on the R&B chart.
Otis is the son of rhythm and blues pioneer Johnny Otis. He began performing professionally with his father's band at the age oftwelve, often disguising himself with dark glasses and a false mustache so that he could play in after-hours nightclubs. Otis,primarily known as a guitarist, also sings and plays a multitude of other instruments. While growing up with and being heavilyinfluenced by many blues, jazz and R&B musicians in his father Johnny's immediate circle, Otis began to gravitate towards thepopular music of his generation such as Sly Stone, Jimi Hendrix and Arthur Lee of the band Love. « hide |
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