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Lettuce

(...)It was 1992 at the Berklee School of Music, and a few high school summer session kids exploded onto the Boston jazz scene with killer chops and bottomless energy. Drawn together at the altar of funky soul, Eric Krasno, Sam Kininger, Adam Deitch, Erick Coomes, Jeff Bhasker, and Ryan Zoidis began taking over local clubs and jam nights on borrowed sound equipment. Brash and precocious, the guys always got what they needed: "Let us borrow your gear." "Let us play one more tune." "Let us crash on your couch." Thus Lettuce ("Let us...") was born, and the funky gospel found another apostle.

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Shuggie Otis

Shuggie Otis, born 1953, is the son of Johnny Otis, a rhythm and blues musician. He started performing in his youth and released his first record in 1970. He not only writes songs, but also plays guitar, piano, organ, and bass. He has recorded with Frank Zappa, Al Kooper, Etta James, and Eddie Vinson, and more recently Mos Def. The Brothers Johnson's version of his composition "Strawberry Letter 23" reached #1 in the Billboard rhythm and blues chart and #5 in the Billboard pop chart in 1977. Shuggie's albums include: "Here Comes Shuggie Otis", "Freedom Flight" and "Inspiration Information".

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Psychedelic Soul

Radio Phantom Zone

sleazy listening

drjazzmrfunkmusic

out the car window

sunday decompression

groovyacousticsoul

headphone music

MINCHIA CHE DISCO FIGO

loving muzic for loving with

the sweet sound of success

people let down music never

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to check out soon

liked Jimi Hendirx

Psychedelic Rock

California Soul

awesome psychedelic soul and blues

jazzygotdeblues

psychedelic funk

Neo-Psychedelia

Inspiration Information

Psychedelic Soul

rhythm and blues

singer-songwriter

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