Otis Blackwell (February 16, 1931 – May 6, 2002) was an American songwriter whose work influenced rock and roll. His compositions include "Fever" (recorded...

(Belinda Carlisle, Julian Lennon, Lou Reed, Suzanne Vega) and live (Otis Blackwell, Graham Parker and The Kinks). The band named themselves after a favorite...

Cruel" is a song that was recorded by Elvis Presley and written by Otis Blackwell in 1956. It was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 2002. In 2004...

Industry Association of America. "Various – Brace Yourself! A Tribute To Otis Blackwell". Discogs. August 10, 1994. Retrieved July 17, 2019. "Various – Frisco...

film Girls! Girls! Girls!. The song was written by Winfield Scott and Otis Blackwell to suit Presley's rock and roll musical style. The singer laments his...

Records and featured in the 1957 movie Jamboree. It was written by Otis Blackwell and Jack Hammer. The Jerry Lee Lewis 1957 recording was ranked as the...

Rain Sid Wayne, Ben Weisman 1967 Elvis Sings Flaming Star All Shook Up Otis Blackwell, Elvis Presley 1957 Elvis' Golden Records All That I Am Sid Tepper,...

hit songs "Tweedle Dee" for LaVern Baker, and he was a co-writer with Otis Blackwell of "Return to Sender" for Elvis Presley. "Return to Sender", written...

"Handy Man" is a song written by singer Jimmy Jones and songwriter Otis Blackwell. Recordings by Del Shannon and also The Sparks Of Rhythm list Charles...

Jimmy Destri for a cover of Otis Blackwell's "Don't Be Cruel" for the 1995 album Brace Yourself! A Tribute to Otis Blackwell. During this period, she also...

by Elvis Presley, published by Elvis Presley Music, and composed by Otis Blackwell. The single topped the U.S. Billboard Top 100 on April 13, 1957, staying...

"Louisiana Blues" (McKinley Morganfield) - 2:37 "That's All I Am to You" (Otis Blackwell, Winfield Scott) - 2:08 "Going Down Slow" (Jimmy Oden) - 6:12 2014 CD...

John Davenport (trade unionist) (died 1941), British trade unionist Otis Blackwell (1932–2002), musician who used the pseudonym John Davenport John M....

"You're the Apple of My Eye" is a song written by Otis Blackwell and initially recorded and released as a single in 1956 by The Four Lovers, the precursor...

Talmy) 2:32 16. "Daddy Rolling Stone" (alternate version to that found on Thirty Years of Maximum R&B; writer: Otis Blackwell) 2:55 Total length: 46:58...

Boren Axton, Tommy Durden, Elvis Presley Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller Otis Blackwell, Elvis Presley George Weiss, Hugo Peretti, Luigi Creatore Jerry Leiber...

at his most overtly effective on the single, 'Handy Man.' This old Otis Blackwell song was probably not designed for Mr. Taylor's sexily intimate way...

R. Cash) – Johnny Cash Fever (Music and Lyrics By Eddie Cooley and Otis Blackwell) – Dyanne Memories Are Made of This (Music and Lyrics By Terry Gilkyson...

McIlroy Vocals, Alto Saxophone – Van Morrison Written-By – Cathy Lynn, Otis Blackwell "Accentuate The Positive" Backing Vocals – Crawford Bell, Dana Masters...

and has been well received by music critics. The song was written by Otis Blackwell, with Elvis receiving a songwriting credit. "Paralyzed" reached #59...

professional football player/Placekicker for the Tennessee Titans Otis Blackwell (1931–2002), Songwriters Hall of Fame member H. Leo Boles (1874–1946)...

Man and Model Parade. "The Shape I'm In", written by Lee Cathy and Otis Blackwell, was covered by Dave Edmunds (on Information), Shakin' Stevens (on Lipstick...

classic "Pipeline," the Shangri-Las' "Give Him a Great Big Kiss", Otis Blackwell's "Daddy Rollin' Stone", and New York Dolls' "Subway Train". The song...

commissioned two new songs for this batch of sessions, "Paralyzed" from Otis Blackwell and "Love Me" from Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller, the authors of Presley's...

"Fever" is a song written by Eddie Cooley and Otis Blackwell, who used the pseudonym "John Davenport". It was originally recorded by American R&B singer...

originally written by Loren Blixt who sold the right of the song to Otis Blackwell and Bobby Stevenson and performed by Dee Clark. In 1959, the track reached...

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