Here is the shakedown on Shuggie Otis

Had a few things worked out differently, soul singer Shuggie Otis could have been a huge star.

Instead, he spent almost four decades as someone people asked “Whatever happened to … ?” about. Despite being unable to get a recording contact after the commercial failure of his 1974 album “Inspiration Information” — now considered a masterpiece — Otis never stopped making music.

Now, he’s back on the road, supporting a reissue of “Inspiration Information” and the new “Wings of Love,” a collection of songs he recorded between 1975 and 2000.

Here are four things to know about Otis: