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Otis Blackwell backed by The Smithereens; previously unreleased; recorded live 1983 at Folk City, New York City. " Hang Ten High " ( Dominic Frontiere ) – 2:15 From the various artists compilation album The East Coast 60's Rock & Roll Experiment ; released in 1986; recorded summer 1982 at Rock Bite Studios, New York City.
- 1980-1992
- Rock
- 21 November 1995
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 ...
The Smithereens have collaborated with numerous musicians, both in the studio (Belinda Carlisle, Julian Lennon, Lou Reed, Suzanne Vega) and live (Otis Blackwell, Graham Parker and The Kinks). The band's name comes from a Yosemite Sam catchphrase , "Varmint, I'm a-gonna blow you to smithereens!"
- 1980–present
- Pat DiNizio, Severo Jornacion
- Carteret, New Jersey, U.S.
9. Mai 2002 · Otis Blackwell, a songwriter who transformed such slang phrases as “all shook up” and “great balls of fire” into exuberant anthems of the 1950s rock ‘n’ roll revolution, has died. He was 70....
View credits, reviews, tracks and shop for the 1995 CD release of "Attack Of The Smithereens" on Discogs.
- 3
- CD, Compilation, Club Edition
- US
- Capitol Records-CDP 532247
HALL OF FAMEESSAY. Otis Blackwell wrote as many as a thousand songs over his lifetime, and they’re said to have sold more than 200 million copies. Certainly, he was one of the most significant songwriters of the mid-twentieth century. He was also one of the first to come of age at the point that rock & roll was supplanting pop as America’s ...
12. Mai 2002 · Otis Blackwell, the prolific songwriter who helped propel the careers of Elvis Presley and Jerry Lee Lewis, died Wednesday, May 9 in Nashville. The cause of death was an apparent heart attack, according to a spokesman for St. Thomas Hospital. Blackwell was 70.He had been in the St. Thomas emergency room several times recently, the ...
