Great Rhythm & Blues [Digipak]

Performer: Shuggie Otis
Producer: Johnny Otis
Distributor: E1 Distribution (USA)

Notes: Personnel: Shuggie Otis (guitar, piano, organ, bass guitar); Gatemouth Moore, Joe Liggins, Amos Milburn (vocals, piano); Richard Berry (vocals, keyboards); Delmar Evans, Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson, Joe Turner, Pee Wee Crayton, Roy Milton (vocals); Johnny Otis (guitar, piano, Fender Rhodes piano, vibraphone, bass guitar, drums); Melvin Wonder (guitar); Rene Bloch (reeds); Freddy Clark (saxophone); Little Willie Jackson (alto saxophone, baritone saxophone); Louis Jordan (alto saxophone); Clifford Solomon (tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone); Jack Kelso, Irv Cox (tenor saxophone); Big Jim Wynn (baritone saxophone); Mack Johnson, Bob Mitchell (trumpet); Gene Connors (trombone); John Ewing (brass); Preston Love, Doug Wintz, Melvin Moore (horns); Edgar Willis (bass guitar); Hootie Galvan (drums); Bobby Bloom. Recording information: Houston, Texas; Los Angeles, California (1973 - 1977).

The son of R&B figurehead Johnny Otis, Shuggie Otis was a child prodigy who began appearing on albums as a session player in his early teens. Under the mentorship of his legendary father, Otis developed into a masterly guitar player, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist. He recorded a pair of eclectic solo albums (one of which contained the song "Strawberry Letter #23," a hit for the Brothers Johnson in 1977) before releasing the enormously groundbreaking INSPIRATION INFORMATION in 1974. The album is considered a psychedelic soul/funk classic, and inspired artists as varied as Prince, D'Angelo, and the Red Hot Chili Peppers. David Byrne's Luaka Bop label reissued the coveted album in the mid '90s.

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