Shuggie Otis - Inspiration Information (1974)
Born in Los Angeles, California, Otis is the son of rhythm and blues pioneer, musician, bandleader, and impresario Johnny "Hand Jive" Otis & wife Phyllis. The name 'Shuggie' (meaning 'short for sugar' according to his mother) was coined by Phyllis when he was a newborn. Otis began playing guitar at age two & performing professionally with his father's band at the age of twelve, often disguising himself with dark glasses and a false moustache so that he could play in after-hours nightclubs.
Otis, primarily known as a guitarist, also sings & plays piano, organ, drums, and bass. While growing up with & being heavily influenced by countless legendary blues, jazz, & R&B musicians in his father Johnny's immediate circle, Otis began to also gravitate towards the popular music of his generation such as Sly Stone, Jimi Hendrix, & Arthur Lee of the band Love. In 1969, Al Kooper asked Otis to be the featured guest on the second installment of the "Super Session" album series which had previously included Stephen Stills and Mike Bloomfield. Kooper and the then-fifteen-year-old Otis recorded "Kooper Session" over one weekend in New York. Immediately returning to Los Angeles, Otis, along with his father & singer Delmar 'Mighty Mouth' Evans on the album "Cold Shot", released in 1969 on the Los Angeles-based Kent label.
In 1974 Otis released "Inspiration Information". The album had taken almost three years to finish. All the songs were written and arranged by Otis himself, who played almost exclusively every musical instrument on the album (except for the horns & various stringed instruments). However, despite its long-awaited impact, "Inspiration Information" had but one single (the title track) reach the Billboard Top 200.
Personnel includes: Shuggie Otis (vocals, guitar, piano, organ, bass, drums, bell, programming); Richard Aplanalp (oboe, tenor saxophone); George Duke (celeste, electric piano, organ); Wilton Felder, Mike Kowalski, Aynsley Dunbar (drums); Johnny Otis (percussion, background vocals); Jim "Supe" Bradshaw (background vocals).
source: excerpts from wikipedia
Track list:
01 - Inspiration Information
02 - Island Letter
03 - Sparkle City
04 - Aht Uh Mi Hed
05 - Happy House
06 - Rainy Day
07 - Xl-30
08 - Pling!
09 - Not Available
10 - Strawberry Letter
11 - Sweet Thang
12 - Ice Cold Daydream
13 - Freedom Flight
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Recorded date : 1974
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