Remember Shuggie Otis??

I was doing an inventory of my vinyl and cd collections recently and found a very important cd missing.  It was Shuggie Otis’ seminal 1971 album “Freedom Flight”.  Most everyone I speak with about Shuggie have no idea who he is or the importance of his work.  Most people remember a song by the Brothers Johnson titled “Strawberry Letter 23”.  What they don’t know is that Shuggie Otis wrote and recorded this gem on the Freedom Flight album… when he was 16 years old.  I’ve been trying my whole conscious life to write music with that flavor.  Oh, well, I guess it’s the difference between having and not having creative talent.

This is not a performance video, but it’s a recording of the song with an image slide show.  Check it.  Shuggie Otis - Strawberry Letter 23

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Here’s the Brothers Johnson doing their version – click here to listen

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