Otis Blackwell was a pianist and a singer whose vocal style had a strong influence on the young Elvis Presley. Yet he will be remembered best not as a performer but as a one-man song-writing factory ...

Otis Blackwell wrote more than a thousand songs for top name performers, including Elvis Presley and Billy Joel. Some of Blackwell's best known hits include Don't Be Cruel and All Shook Up. Blackwell ...