MUSICIAN

Otis Blackwell

1931 - 2002

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Otis Blackwell (February 16, 1931 – May 6, 2002) was an American songwriter whose work 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" (with Winfield Scott; recorded by Elvis Presley), and "Handy Man" (recorded by Jimmy Jones). Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. Otis Blackwell is the 2,512th most popular musician (down from 1,893rd in 2024), the 13,924th most popular biography from United States (down from 9,622nd in 2019) and the 1,035th most popular American Musician.

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Among musicians, Otis Blackwell ranks 2,512 out of 3,175. Before her are Chuck Leavell, Sander van Doorn, Paz Lenchantin, Guthrie Govan, Christina Perri, and Jason Cooper. After her are Steve Hewitt, Ovidiu Cernăuțeanu, Jamie Cullum, Keren Ann, Terry Balsamo, and Jacky Terrasson.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1931, Otis Blackwell ranks 602. Before her are Gene Fullmer, Jimmy Stewart, Ken Bates, Nandini Satpathy, Malcolm Williamson, and Michael Hardie Boys. After her are Cliff Hagan, David Axelrod, Jack Clement, Irfan Habib, Margaret Heckler, and Tom Laughlin. Among people deceased in 2002, Otis Blackwell ranks 350. Before her are Virginia Hamilton, Patsy Mink, Irene Worth, Satish Dhawan, Dolores Gray, and Ernesto Díaz. After her are Jim Crawford, Julia Phillips, Larry Rivers, Hocine Soltani, Glenn Quinn, and Timothy Findley.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Otis Blackwell ranks 13,928 out of 20,380. Before her are Julie Felix (1938), Sam Trammell (1969), John Eaton (1790), Greg Foster (1958), Art Bisch (1926), and Dale Midkiff (1959). After her are Eric W. Weisstein (1969), Anita Hill (1956), Arnold Stang (1918), Celeste Yarnall (1944), Todd Martin (1970), and Ellen Kushner (1955).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Otis Blackwell ranks 1,035. Before her are Kim Shattuck (1963), Floyd Cramer (1933), Joey Baron (1955), Josh Dun (1988), Chuck Leavell (1952), and Christina Perri (1986). After her are Terry Balsamo (1972), Madeleine Peyroux (1974), Jeff Young (1962), Jacoby Shaddix (1976), Sarah Chang (1980), and Jon Carin (1964).

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