Shuggie Otis
- January 4, 2024
- Blues Singer
Quick Facts
| Full Name | Shuggie Otis |
| Occupation | Blues Singer |
| Date Of Birth | Nov 30, 1953(1953-11-30) |
| Age | 71 |
| Birthplace | Los Angeles |
| Country | United States |
| Birth City | California |
| Horoscope | Scorpio |
Shuggie Otis Biography
| Name | Shuggie Otis |
| Birthday | Nov 30 |
| Birth Year | 1953 |
| Place Of Birth | Los Angeles |
| Home Town | California |
| Birth Country | United States |
| Birth Sign | Scorpio |
| Parents | Johnny Otis, Phyllis Otis |
| Spouse | Lillian Wilson |
| Children(s) | Lucky Otis, Eric Otis |
Shuggie Otis is one of the most popular and richest Blues Singer who was born on November 30, 1953 in Los Angeles, California, United States. Blues guitarist and singer who performed “Inspiration Information” in 1974.
In 2010 Quincy Jones covered his hit song “Strawberry Letter 23.”
Otis, primarily known as a guitarist, also sings and plays a multitude of other instruments. While growing up with and being heavily influenced by many blues, jazz and R&B musicians in his father Johnny’s immediate circle, Otis began to gravitate towards the popular music of his generation such as Sly Stone, Jimi Hendrix, and Arthur Lee of the band Love. In 1969, Al Kooper asked Otis to be the featured guest on the second installment (Kooper Session) of the Super Session album series that had previously included Stephen Stills and Mike Bloomfield. Kooper and the then-fifteen-year-old Otis recorded the whole album over one weekend in New York. Immediately returning to Los Angeles, Otis, along with his father and singer Delmar “Mighty Mouth” Evans, performed on the album Cold Shot (by the elder Otis), released in 1969 on the Los Angeles-based Kent label. Another obscure album this three-man team recorded was the extremely rare and risque Snatch & The Poontangs, on which Otis recorded tracks under the pseudonym “Prince Wunnerful”.
Otis then released his first solo album later that year entitled Here Comes Shuggie Otis on Epic Records. Countless musicians were his guests on that debut attempt, including Johnny, Leon Haywood, Al McKibbon, Wilton Felder. This further established his reputation and catapulted him to the attention of B. B. King, who was quoted in a 1970 issue of Guitar Player magazine saying Otis was his “favorite new guitarist”. Some of the artists Otis performed and recorded with during that time include Frank Zappa (having played electric bass on the legendary jazz instrumental, “Peaches en Regalia” from the 1969 album Hot Rats), Etta James, Eddie Vinson, Richard Berry, Louis Jordan, and Bobby ‘Blue’ Bland, among many others.
He was the son of Johnny Otis was a drummer as well as a composer and DJ.
Shuggie Otis Net Worth
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Source Of Income | Blues Singer |
| House | Living in own house. |
Shuggie Otis is one of the richest Blues Singer from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Shuggie Otis 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
He recorded his entire Super Session album Super Session in one weekend when he was just fifteen.
His smash hit song “Strawberry Letter 23” reached 5th in the Billboard Hot 100 in 1977.
Johnny Shuggie Otis (born Johnny Alexander Veliotes, Jr.; November 30, 1953) is an American singer-songwriter, recording artist, and multi-instrumentalist.
Height, Weight & Body Measurements
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Who is Shuggie Otis Dating?
According to our records, Shuggie Otis married to Lillian Wilson. As of December 1, 2023, Shuggie Otis’s is not dating anyone.
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Inspiration Information gained a huge cult following during the 1990s with the emergence of rare groove and acid jazz. It was lauded by such musicians as Prince and Lenny Kravitz. Due in part to this regained interest, the album was re-released on April 3, 2001, by David Byrne’s independent label Luaka Bop Records. This CD re-issue includes all nine original album tracks plus four songs taken from Otis’ 1971 album Freedom Flight, and features new cover art, liner notes, and exclusive never-seen-before photos.
Facts & Trivia
Shuggie Ranked on the list of most popular Blues Singer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Shuggie Otis celebrates birthday on November 30 of every year.
Otis and Sony Music Entertainment made a deal for a double CD which was released on April 20, 2013. It is a re-release of Inspiration/Information. Added to the album are several bonus tracks, including an accompanying album entitled Wings of Love. Wings of Love is an album of previously unreleased material, all of which was written from 1975 to the present, including live material from some of his performances. It will be available on Shugiterius records (Otis’s company) and Sony records, through Sony Music Entertainment.
Is Shuggie Otis black?
Biography. Born in Los Angeles, California, Otis is the son of rhythm and blues pioneer, musician, bandleader, and impresario Johnny Otis, who was of Greek descent, and his wife Phyllis Walker, who was of African American and Filipino descent.
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Where is Shuggie Otis from?
Los Angeles, CA
What genre is Shuggie Otis?
R&B/Soul
Why is it called Strawberry Letter 23?
At age 17, Otis wrote “Strawberry Letter 23” as way to describe his romantic feelings for his girlfriend. Though the lyrics commonly refer to “Strawberry Letter 22,” Otis explains that, “the song is about a love letter. The guy and the girl had written each other 22 love letters. And the 23rd one he writes is a song.”