The Shuggie Otis Story is a video I made because I've always loved Shuggie's music and I think more people should know about him.
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Thanks to Julian Whisperlink for giving my the Inspiration Information album all those years ago and changing my life.
Thanks to Andy Falco and Mark Lotito for taking the time to talk with me and tell me their stories.
I did my best to check facts and dates. If I made a mistake please let me know and I put a correction here.
Links:
Shuggie Otis Youtube Channel - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTLJg68A7Oioyhnk9airtZw/featured
Shuggie Otis - Topic
Shuggie Interview - https://youtu.be/5QJCPq1ClSw
@ShuggieOtisVEVO
Johnny Otis - Willie And The Hand Jive (1958) - https://youtu.be/QvOuTInrue0
@VINCENTDICRESCE
Johnny Otis with Shuggie Otis & Roy Buchanan Live - https://youtu.be/PuXb5v1UmEE
@stratomoto
Frank Zappa, Johnny Otis and Shuggie Otis Jam, 1970 - https://youtu.be/GM7fID5qLyc
@tomtiddler1
"Here Comes Shuggie Otis" - 1st album playlist - https://youtu.be/aVWjtbDVqFU
Brothers Johnson - Strawberry Letter #23 1977 - https://youtu.be/f0bdLdTJdKI
@FunkermansHardToFindBeats
Strawberry Letter 23 Live In Williamsburg - https://youtu.be/0FX6tpjQboQ
@CleopatraRecords
Novemberin - Compilation Album
Song - https://youtu.be/SUUBY__Y_wI
Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/album/0J12eJV2t60yqH6hfkujSK?si=jbpJAssyTpaQNF_aAsHIsg
Album Credits - https://www.discogs.com/release/11541797-Shuggie-Otis-Andy-Falco-Jimmy-Vivino-Mark-Grissom-Larry-Logeman-Dave-Glatter-Phil-Scully-Michael-Nev
Andy Falco Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCKxGyU7InCNI0VxbLE9Lsw
@bgguitarli
Shuggie at The Mint early '90's - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y_CZWCvKHqE
@Memphis Kenny P
Shuggie performing with Mos Def - https://youtu.be/pdalGmtuiYg
@propistol
Shuggie on Jimmy Fallon - https://archive.org/details/KNTV_20130413_073500_Late_Night_With_Jimmy_Fallon/start/3300/end/3360
0:00 - Intro
0:28 - Background
0:59 - Early days
1:34 - People he worked with - Etta James, Eddie Vinson, Richard Berry, Louis Jordan, Bobby Blue Bland
1:53 - Performing with Johnny and Roy Roy Buchanan
3:10 - Frank Zappa
3:48 - Getting a record deal with Dad - Cold Shot - Columbia Records deal.
4:19 - Al Kooper - Kooper Session
4:51 - First album - "Here Comes Shuggie Otis".
6:52 - Shuggie's Boogie
9:11 - 2nd album - Freedom Flight
11:08 - Strawberry Letter 23 - Shuggie Otis version
13:09 - Strawberry Letter 23 - The Brothers Johnson version
13:48 - 3rd album - Inspiration Information
15:01 - Rainy Day
15:36 - Aht Uh Mi Hed
16:21 - Island Letter
16:54 - Pling
17:18 - After the album came out
18:34 - Getting dropped from label
20:03 - Back to the story
20:42 - Shuggie's comeback - Samples and interpolations of his songs
23:34 - Tour in 2013, Inspiration Information / Wings Of Love, Inter-Fusion release - seeing him perform
24:53 - I thought this was the end of the video... phone call with Andy Falco
27:41 - Outro
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