by Bman | Mar 13, 2023 | Uncategorized
I just had the opportunity to review the most recent release, Monster's Ball, from Arthur Brown and it's a cool, twisted blues rocker. Opening with Lucifer Sam, a driving rocker, Brown is joined by Ian Paice on drums, Steve Hillage on guitars, Fernando Perdomo...
by Bman | Nov 19, 2015 | Uncategorized
Shuggie Otis Releases New 7" Single, Announces First Leg Of 2016 European Tour! Los Angeles, CA - R&B guitar legend Shuggie Otis is preparing a massive comeback that is sure to make the music world sit up and listen. 2016 will see the release of a brand new solo...
by Bman | May 27, 2015 | Uncategorized
For Immediate Release R&B Guitar Legend Shuggie Otis Hits The Road For An Extended Summer Tour! Los Angeles, CA - After the recent release of his first-ever live album, Live In Williamsburg (available on CD, vinyl and DVD), R&B legend Shuggie Otis is once...
by Bman | Nov 30, 2012 | Uncategorized
Shuggie Otis (born Johnny Alexander Veliotes, Jr.; November 30, 1953) is an American singer-songwriter, recording artist, and multi-instrumentalist. Otis' composition "Strawberry Letter 23" (as recorded by The Brothers Johnson) topped the Billboard R&B chart and...
by Bman | Dec 28, 2011 | Uncategorized
Johnny Otis was born December 28, 1921 in Vallejo, California. He grew up in a predominantly black neighborhood in Berkeley, California, where his father owned and operated a neighborhood grocery store. He began his musical career in 1939 as a drummer with Count Otis...