Shuggie Otis was a teenage prodigy in the late 1960s, crafting soulful, psychedelic records that went largely ignored at the time. His 1974 album “Inspiration Information” was rediscovered decades later and named by Rolling Stone in 2023 as a “lost masterpiece.” Modern funk and R&B stars like D’Angelo and Outkast have sampled Otis or praised his unique sound. According to Apple Music’s 2024 analytics, Otis’s tracks are now favorites in playlists blending soul, funk, and electronica. His willingness to experiment, even as industry trends passed him by, paved the way for the genre-bending artists who now rule the charts. His music is available on Amazon and iTunes.