Any love for Shuggie Otis ?

[Kenny Blue]

I have loved Shuggie Otis since I first heard Freedom Flight in 1971 when it came out. One of my favorite songs... of many.

 

[macmeda]

Wow a name from the past.
He’s cool

 

[Eddie-Applegate]

HUGE fan here

The Luaka Bop reissue+ of “Inspiration Information” (~2002?) changed my life profoundly

Genius songwriter and a great player, tons of vibe

 

[Kenny Blue]

 

[Eddie-Applegate]

I’ll also say, that Otis clearly was a *major* influence on Prince

 

[soli528]

He was like 15 when he recorded freedom flight.
Inspiration Information is an amazing album to record at any age, almost unbelievable he came up with that in his teens. The Brothers Johnson owe Shuggie a great debt!

 

[customguitars87]

I have loved Shuggy Otis since I first heard Freedom Flight in 1971 when it came out. One of my favorite songs... of many.

Big fan here...amazing stuff. Recently got the vinyl reissues for Freedom Flight and Inspiration Information, just terrific.

 

[ripgtr]

I was 15 when I first heard him in '72, it was an inspiration he could do that at about the same age. Learning guitar seemed a little daunting but He did it ...

 

[dougdnh]

Big fan of his dad - one of the architects of r&b, band leader, musician, community leader, organic farmer - very interesting guy. Shuggie is a great talent - how could he not be with that kind of dad!

 

[teleman1]

Wow, I never heard him do that Strawberry song. I was 15 in 70 and this was the first stuff I heard. And his Dad had a radio program we could listen to. A very tasty player.

 

[Dickie Fredericks]

Yes, I discovered him after finding out he wrote Strawberry Letter 23 (which is my top 10 of greatest songs ever).

He has his own thing and I dig that.

The Brothers Johnson version IMO is far better. Quincy Jones' production is off the charts. Harvey Mason on Drums and Rit on guitar. Both eventually in Fourplay.

 

[marvin cobain]

one my absolute favorite songs

 

[vourot]

How can you not ? Especially when said artist has a song called "Booty Cooler" ( which I have attempted to learn )

 

[Kenny Blue]

Wow, I never heard him do that Strawberry song. I was 15 in 70 and this was the first stuff I heard. And his Dad had a radio program we could listen to. A very tasty player.

I really enjoy this !

 

[dimusic]

I hear some Shuggie Otis influence on Doyle Bramhall II (solo records)

 

[Kevbo599]

Shuggie is a great player, I enjoyed his playing especially the blues stuff with Al Kooper.

 

[bugzapper]

Shuggie Otis is great.

 

[Goo Goo Muck]

I'm a fan. One of the go-to artists to play in the store when was working at record shops.

 

[Guitar Dave T]

Wow, I never heard him do that Strawberry song. I was 15 in 70 and this was the first stuff I heard. And his Dad had a radio program we could listen to. A very tasty player.

My brother and I were taking guitar lessons together in a small N. Dallas music store around 1971 from a local blues guy who gave us a cassette recording of Shuggie's Boogie to take home. This was MASSIVELY influential.

It really opened the door for me into a whole new & exotic world, and I went on to listen and steal from a lot of his stuff, along with a lot of other blues massive blues influences:

 

[gennation]

We play Strawberry Letter 23 at almost every gig.