Otis Blackwell

Person · Open Library

Born

1931

Died

2002

Works

1

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type

Person

Country

US

Active from

1931-02-16

Active to

2002-05-06

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners

10,656

Total plays

51,033

Otis Blackwell (Brooklyn, New York, February 16, 1931 – Nashville, Tennessee, May 6, 2002) was an American rhythm & blues songwriter, singer, and pianist, whose work significantly influenced rock and roll. His compositions include Little Willie John's "Fever", Jerry Lee Lewis' "Great Balls of Fire" and "Breathless", Elvis Presley's "Don't Be Cruel", "All Shook Up" and "Return to Sender" (with Winfield Scott), and Jimmy Jones' "Handy Man". Otis Blackwell learned piano as a child and grew up lis

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Recent publications · Crossref

5 total works indexed

1. A global reference for human genetic variation

   · 2015 · cited 17,753x

2. IntCal13 and Marine13 Radiocarbon Age Calibration Curves 0–50,000 Years cal BP

   · 2013 · cited 9,542x

3. The IntCal20 Northern Hemisphere Radiocarbon Age Calibration Curve (0–55 cal kBP)

   · 2020 · cited 6,904x

4. Nuclear ribosomal internal transcribed spacer (ITS) region as a universal DNA barcode marker for <i>Fungi</i>

   · 2012 · cited 4,510x

5. Safety and efficacy of the ChAdOx1 nCoV-19 vaccine (AZD1222) against SARS-CoV-2: an interim analysis of four randomised controlled trials in Brazil, South Africa, and the UK

   · 2021 · cited 4,163x

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Wikidata facts

Instance of

human

Given name

Otis

Gender

male

Citizenship

United States

Place of birth

Brooklyn

Place of death

Nashville

Occupation

lyricist

Languages spoken

English language

Native language

English language

Award

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

Notable work

All Shook Up

Field of work

music

Genre

rhythm and blues

Instrument

piano

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