Shuggie Otis

American singer-songwriter, recording artist, and multi-instrumentalist
Person Human Q939121

Facts

21 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[18]
Date of birth
November 30, 1953, 1953[8]
Place of birth
Los Angeles
Country of citizenship
United States[12]
Field of work
music[17]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[31]
Copyright representative
Broadcast Music, Inc.[33]
Discography
Shuggie Otis discography[21]
Family name
Veliotes[22]
Pseudonym
Shuggie Otis, Prince Wunnerful[25][26]
Social media followers
+2388, +2413[34][35]
Start of work period
1960[32]
🏷️ Also known as
en Johnny Alexander Veliotes, Jr. en Johnny Otis, Jr. en Prince Wunnerful en Shuggie Otis cs Shuggy Otis cs Johnny Alexander Veliotes cs Johnny Otis cs Johnny Shuggie Otis cs John Otis fa شاگی اوتیس he שאגי אוטיס ja シュギー・オーティス pt Johnny Alexander Veliotes, Jr.
🔖 Identifiers · 40
VIAF cluster ID
42041660
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n82047856
GND ID
135223024
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Shuggie Otis by Sachyn Mital.jpg ↗
Album of the Year artist ID
19533
AllMusic artist ID
mn0000752773
Apple Music artist ID
485257
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
14044216f
Billboard artist ID
shuggie-otis
Deezer artist ID
11659
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Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
135223024
Discogs artist ID
5493, 2821379
Facebook username
shuggieotis
Freebase ID
/m/01lkwqd
GTAA ID
262822
Geni profile ID
6000000005024270553
IMDb ID
nm1150363
IPI name number
00063423987
IdRef ID
081716117
Last.fm ID
Shuggie
Montreux Jazz Festival person ID
4096
Muziekweb performer ID
M00000071621
NL CR AUT ID
xx0272405
NME artist ID
shuggie-otis
Oxford Reference overview ID
20110803100256734
Pitchfork artist ID
3183-shuggie-otis
Rate Your Music artist ID
shuggie_otis
Rock's Backpages artist ID
shuggie-otis
Shazam artist ID
485257
Songkick artist ID
286448
Spotify artist ID
4YHtIE7FI8ITfekzzN5Jpl
Tidal artist ID
5417
X (Twitter) username
shuggieotis
Yandex Music artist ID
75595

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Genre 2
Given name 2
Mb:composer 2
Mb:lyricist 2
Mb:parent 2
Mb:writer 2
Copyright representative 1
Country of citizenship 1
Father 1
Field of work 1
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Instance of 1
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
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Place of birth 1
Sex or gender 1
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Summary

Shuggie Otis was born on November 30, 1953[1], in Los Angeles[2]. He has worked as a record producer[3], singer[4], singer-songwriter[5], songwriter[6], and pianist[7].

Why It Matters

Shuggie Otis has been cited as an influence by Mac DeMarco[36], a music artist[37], b. 1990[38], of Canada[39].

FAQs

Where was Shuggie Otis born?

Shuggie Otis's place of birth was Los Angeles[2].

Who were Shuggie Otis's parents?

Shuggie Otis's father was Johnny Otis[9].

Who was Shuggie Otis married to?

Shuggie Otis's spouses include Mercy Fontenot Peters[10].

What did Shuggie Otis do for work?

Shuggie Otis worked as a record producer[3], singer[4], singer-songwriter[5], songwriter[6], and pianist[7].

Who did Shuggie Otis influence?

Shuggie Otis has been cited as an influence by Mac DeMarco[36].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [18] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [9] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [17] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . Montreux Jazz Festival Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [1] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [8] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . Discogs. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . Montreux Jazz Festival Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [30] ↑ . Montreux Jazz Festival Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  31. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [33] ↑ . ISWC Network. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  34. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [37] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [38] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [39] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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  1. 10d ago · Nicereddy · 2026-11-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Tidal artist ID → 5417
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #63220: Import Tidal artist ID from MusicBrainz, also matching on name. Part1.: import Tidal artist ID (P4576) f"
  2. 9w ago · TapuriaBot · 2026-09-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    HAND ID → 0D6E-35B7-D9E5-2DBF-FC42
    "Changed the item: Added mzn:شاگ اوتیس"
  3. 27w ago · Ytterbyz · 2026-05-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Child → Lucky Otis
    Genre → soul, jazz
    Social media followers → 2,388, 2,413
    Spouse → Mercy Fontenot Peters
    + 17 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Created claim: NME artist ID: shuggie-otis, Matched to shuggie otis (#214796158) in NME artist"
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