Kosmik Radiation Radio - Feb 11, 2009 Playlist

CLASSIC ALBUM OF THE WEEK
Shuggie Otis "Inspiration Information" 1974 (USA)

Johnny Alexander Veliotes, AKA Shuggie (rhymes with "boogie") Otis became a professional musician at age 12, playing in his father Johnny Otis's blues/R&B band. In 1969 when he was just 15 years old, this promising young phenom replaced Stephen Stills on the second of Al Kooper's Super Sessions albums and played bass on Frank Zappa's Hot Ratsalbum. The following year he released his first solo album, followed by another in 1971. Then after three years working in isolation came Inspiration Information. The record did not sell very well, and somehow in the resulting turmoil Shuggie developed a reputation for being difficult to work with (he turned down prestigious gigs with Billy Preston and Quincy Jones), and soon dropped out of the music scene entirely. A few decades later the album was reissued on CD to much acclaim, and the mysterious Shuggie Otis has become a classic example of a forgotten artist rediscovered in our post-modern Internet age.
I could not find any actual footage of Shuggie in action, but here are a few fan videos using his music: "Aht Uh Mi Hed" is from Inspiration Information. This next 1970's flashback is scored with "Ice Cold Daydream", a killer nugget from his 1971 LP Freedom Flight. And finally "Bootie Cooler" is a boogie from his debut album Here Comes Shuggie Otis.

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Artist	Song	Album	Year	Country
Sly & The Family Stone	Trip To Your Heart	A Whole New Thing CLASSIC ALBUM - Mar 15, 2006	1967	USA
The Jimi Hendrix Experience	Love Or Confusion	Are You Experienced? CLASSIC ALBUM - Nov 22, 2006	1967	USA/UK
Muddy Waters	She's Alright	Electric Mud CLASSIC ALBUM - Mar 8, 2006	1968	USA
Dr. John The Night Tripper	Danse Famboux	Gris-Gris CLASSIC ALBUM - Oct 10, 2007	1968	USA
Rahsaan Roland Kirk	Raouf	Slightly Latin CLASSIC ALBUM - Aug 6, 2008	1965	USA

The Stark Reality	Rocket Ship (Hoagy Carmichael)	The Stark Reality Discovers Hoagy Carmichael's Music Shop CLASSIC ALBUM - May 9, 2007	1970	USA
Sun Ra	Rocket Number Nine	Space Is The Place CLASSIC ALBUM - May 30, 2007	1972	USA
ESG	UFO	ESG EP CLASSIC ALBUM - Aug 29, 2007	1981	USA
Sonny & Linda Sharrock	1953 Blue Boogie Children	Paradise CLASSIC ALBUM - Jun 13, 2007	1975	USA
Stevie Wonder	Jesus Children Of America	Innervisions CLASSIC ALBUM - Jan 21, 2009	1973	USA

The Grodeck Whipperjenny	Put Your Thing On Me / Inside Or Outside / Evidence For Existence Of The Unconscious	The Grodeck Whipperjenny CLASSIC ALBUM - Jan 11, 2006	1970	USA
Rufus Thomas	I Wanna Sang	Crown Prince Of Dance CLASSIC ALBUM - Jul 16, 2008	1973	USA
Parliament	Placebo Syndrome	Funkentelechy Vs. The Placebo Syndrome CLASSIC ALBUM - Jul 5, 2006	1977	USA

Herbie Hancock	Hidden Shadows	Sextant CLASSIC ALBUM - Dec 6, 2006	1972	USA
Miles Davis (R)	Spanish Key	Bitches Brew CLASSIC ALBUM - May 24, 2006	1970	USA

Curtis Mayfield	(Don't Worry) If There's A Hell Below, We're All Going To Go / Stone Junkie (live)	Curtis / Live! CLASSIC ALBUM - May 31, 2006	1971	USA
Curtis Mayfield	Pusherman	Superfly (original soundtrack) CLASSIC ALBUM - Oct 17, 2007	1972	USA

Shuggie Otis	Inspiration Information	Inspiration Information (NEW) CLASSIC ALBUM OF THE WEEK	1974	USA
Shuggie Otis	Island Letter	Inspiration Information (NEW) CLASSIC ALBUM OF THE WEEK	1974	USA
Shuggie Otis	XL-30	Inspiration Information (NEW) CLASSIC ALBUM OF THE WEEK	1974	USA
Sly & The Family Stone	(You Caught Me) Smilin'	There's A Riot Goin' On CLASSIC ALBUM - Nov 7, 2007	1971	USA
Ol' Dirty Bastard (featuring Lil' Mo)	Good Morning Heartache (Billie Holiday)	N**** Please CLASSIC ALBUM - Apr 16, 2008	1999	USA
Love	The Red Telephone	Forever Changes CLASSIC ALBUM - Apr 26, 2006	1967	USA

Isaac Hayes	No Name Bar	Shaft (original soundtrack) CLASSIC ALBUM - Aug 20, 2008	1971	USA