Shuggie Otis

Shuggie Otis was born John Otis Jr.--his father was R&B icon Johnny Otis--in 1953 in Los Angeles, CA. He began performing at age 12, playing guitar and bass, and soon became a hit on the West Coast blues circuit. It wasn't too long afterwards that he began performing in his father's band and doing session work on the side. He made his first recording in 1968, when he was featured on his father's album "Cold Shot". He was soon making solo albums ("Here Comes Shuggie Otis", for Columbia) and worked with such musical legends as Al Kooper and Frank Zappa. Unfortunately, his career began to fade in the 1970s, although he continued to record, and he eventually left the business. He returned in 1982 with an album, "The New Johnny Otis Show (with Shuggie Otis)", and continued to work as a session musician and songwriter.