Here comes Shuggie Otis

Before he became the secluded soul genius behind Inspiration Information and "Strawberry Letter 23," Shuggie Otis was a 14-year-old blues prodigy who recorded with his father, Johnny Otis, and super session man Al Kooper.



Shuggie Otis, Kooper Session: Al Kooper Introduces Shuggie Otis (Columbia 1970)
This track is a stormer worthy of Johnny Jenkins ...

Shuggie Otis - "One Room Country Shack"



Shuggie Otis, Here Comes Shuggie Otis (Epic 1970)
The flanged and phased drums on what would otherwise be a pretty ordinary funky blues workout point toward the psychedelic production style Shuggie would use on Inspiration and Freedom Flight.

Shuggie Otis - "Funky Thithee"