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Johnny Shuggie Otis (born Johnny Alexander Veliotes Jr.; November 30, 1953 LA,CA) 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 No. 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 No. 56 on the R&B chart.