Shuggie Otis
Shuggie Otis | |
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Otis in 2013 | |
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| Birth name | Johnny Alexander Veliotes Jr. |
| Born | November 30, 1953 Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
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| Years active | 1960s–present |
| Labels | Cleopatra and various labels |
| Website | https://shuggieotismusic.com/ |
Johnny Shuggie Otis (born Johnny Alexander Veliotes Jr.; November 30, 1953) is an American singer-songwriter, recording artist, and multi-instrumentalist.
Otis's composition "Strawberry Letter 23" as recorded by The Brothers Johnson topped the Billboard R&B chart and reached #5 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1977. He achieved commercial success with his 1974 single "Inspiration Information" (from the album of the same title), reaching #56 on the R&B chart.