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Otis Blackwell

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Otis Blackwell Daddy Rollin' Stone

 

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Otis Blackwell Don't Be Cruel Live on Letterman 1987

 

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Otis Blackwell – All Shook Up

 

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Fever

 

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Return to Sender

Otis Blackwell was an African-American songwriter, singer, and pianist, whose work significantly influenced rock and roll. His compositions include "Fever", recorded by Little Willie John; "Great Balls of Fire" and "Breathless", recorded by Jerry Lee Lewis; "Don't Be Cruel", "All Shook Up" and "Return to Sender", recorded by Elvis Presley; and "Handy Man", recorded by Jimmy Jones. He is not to be confused with the songwriter and record producer Robert "Bumps" Blackwell.
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