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Lucky Otis
Lucky Otis (born in Los Angeles, California), is a multi-instrumentalist, band leader, selector, and curator. Lucky is the grandson of rhythm and blues legend Johnny Otis and the son of singer songwriter, Shuggie Otis and Miss Mercy of The GTOs. Lucky was raised by his grandfather, Johnny Otis, and his grandmother, Phyllis Otis. He learned to play bass, guitar and other instruments at a young age and began performing with his grandfather as a child. He later toured with his father, Shuggie Otis, and his younger brother Eric Otis. Lucky launched his solo career in adulthood, performing solo and with various artists across genres including blues, jazz, psychedelic rock, funk, reggae, and R&B. In collaboration with Louis Leadbetter, great-grandson of Lead Belly Huddie William Ledbetter ( ; January 1888 or 1889 – December 6, 1949), better known by the stage name Lead Belly, was an American folk music, folk and blues singer notable for his strong vocals, virtuosity on the tw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johnny Otis
Johnny Otis (born Ioannis Alexandres Veliotes (Greek language, Greek: Ιωάννης Αλέξανδρος Βελιώτης)); December 28, 1921 – January 17, 2012) was a Greek American singer, musician, composer, bandleader, record producer, talent scout, and preacher. He was a seminal influence on American Rhythm and blues, R&B and rock and roll. He discovered numerous artists early in their careers who went on to become highly successful in their own right, including Little Esther Phillips, Etta James, Alan O'Day, Big Mama Thornton, Johnny Ace, Jackie Wilson, Little Willie John, Hank Ballard, and The Robins, Sugar Pie Desanto, among many others. Otis has been called the "Godfather of Rhythm and Blues". Personal life Otis was born in Vallejo, California, to Greek immigrant parents, Alexander J. Veliotes, a Mare Island longshoreman and grocery store owner, and his wife, the former Irene Kiskakes, a painter. He had a younger sister, Dorothy, and a younger brother, Nicholas A. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shuggie Otis
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. Biography Born in Los Angeles, California, Otis is the son of rhythm and blues musician, bandleader, and impresario Johnny Otis (1921–2012), who was of Greek descent, and his wife Phyllis Walker (1922–2016), who was of African American and Filipino descent. The name "Shuggie" (short for "sugar", according to his mother) was coined by Phyllis when he was a newborn. Otis began playing guitar when he was two years old and performing professionally with his father's band at the age of eleven, often disguisin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miss Mercy
The GTOs (Girls Together Outrageously) were an all-girl group from the Los Angeles area, specifically the Sunset Strip scene. The group was active for two and a half years (1968–1970), followed by one reunion performance in 1974. Their only album, '' Permanent Damage'', was produced by Frank Zappa and released in 1969. Personnel * Miss Pamela, born Pamela Ann Miller (later Pamela Des Barres) on September 9, 1948, in Reseda, California, is the most commercially successful of the GTOs. * Miss Mercy, a.k.a. Mercy Fontenot, was born Judith Edra Peters in Burbank, California on February 15Chris Campion"Miss Mercy, colorful L.A. rock fixture and cofounder of Frank Zappa’s GTOs, dies at 71,"''Los Angeles Times'', July 31, 2020. or 16, 1949. After the breakup of the GTOs in 1971, Fontenot married the guitarist Shuggie Otis. They divorced, and their son Lucky Otis (also a musician) was raised by his grandparents, the R&B musician Johnny Otis and his wife Phyllis. Miss Mercy died on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
