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Otis Blackwell

Rhythm and blues
Rhythm and blues

Otis Blackwell is a Rhythm and blues act. They run in the same orbit as Mitty Collier, Jessie Hill and Big Joe Turner, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Otis Redding, The Smithereens, Roy Hamilton, Peggy Lee and All Shook Up, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 21 connections around Otis Blackwell and forward to Otis Redding. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

Background

Otis Blackwell was an American songwriter whose work influenced rock and roll. His compositions include "Fever", "Great Balls of Fire" and "Breathless", "Don't Be Cruel", "All Shook Up", and "Return to Sender", and "Handy Man".

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Roots — what shaped themLegacy — who they shapedKindred — same orbit
Otis BlackwellOtis ReddingThe SmithereensRoy HamiltonPeggy LeeAll Shook UpLittle Willie JohnJerry Lee LewisElvis PresleyMitty CollierJessie HillBig Joe Turner

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Otis Blackwell shares an orbit with Mitty Collier, Jessie Hill and Big Joe Turner, went on to shape Otis Redding, The Smithereens, Roy Hamilton and Peggy Lee. 21 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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