Wednesday, May 6, 2015

Remembering Otis Blackwell

On this date May 6, 2002 Otis Blackwell passed away. You may not recognize his name but I am sure you are familiar with the songs he wrote. He wrote hits performed by Elvis Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis, and others.

I am going to post videos of Otis Blackwell songs performed by the artists who made them famous. I hope you enjoy my tribute to Mr. Blackwell.

In 1956 there was "Fever" here is Eddie Cooley. Blackwell used the alias Mr. Davenport on this song.



A little Elvis.."All Shook Up"...


How about some "Great Balls of Fire" performed by Jerry Lee Lewis..


One last song Dee Clark's "Hey Little Girl"


Hope you enjoyed the songs! I'll be back with a new post soon.

1 comment:

Liz A. said...

I do recognize his name. Although, I would have been hard-pressed to say why I'd heard his name.