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Leiber-Stoller
Leiber-Stoller
American songwriting and record producing duo
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Luther Dixon
Luther Dixon
American songwriter, record producer, singer, conductor
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Sam Phillips
Sam Phillips
American businessman, record executive, record producer and DJ
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Jerry Lee Lewis
Jerry Lee Lewis
American recording artist; singer-songwriter and pianist
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Jerry Chesnut
Jerry Chesnut
American country music songwriter
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D. J. Fontana
D. J. Fontana
American musician
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Carl Perkins
Carl Perkins
American recording artist; rockabilly musician, songwriter
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Willie Dixon
Willie Dixon
American blues musician, songwriter
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Mark James
Mark James
American songwriter
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Peter Guralnick
Peter Guralnick
American music critic
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Cynthia Weil
Cynthia Weil
American songwriter
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Jerry Reed
Jerry Reed
American recording artist; country music singer, actor (1937-2008)
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James Burton
James Burton
American guitarist
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Wynonie Harris
Wynonie Harris
American blues shouter and rhythm and blues singer
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Fred Foster
Fred Foster
American record producer, songwriter, and music business executive
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Dallas Frazier
Dallas Frazier
American country musician and songwriter
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Elvis Presley
Elvis Presley
American singer and actor (1935–1977)
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Barry Mann
Barry Mann
American songwriter and musician
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Wayne Carson
Wayne Carson
American singer-songwriter
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Jack Clement
Jack Clement
American musician
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The Midnighters
The Midnighters
American R&B group
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Bill Justis
Bill Justis
American pioneer rock and roll musician, composer, and musical arranger
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Stan Kesler
Stan Kesler
American musician, record producer and songwriter
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Donald Dunn
Donald Dunn
American bass guitarist (1941-2012)
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Floyd Cramer
Floyd Cramer
American pianist
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Joe South
Joe South
US singer, songwriter and guitarist
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Jackie Wilson
Jackie Wilson
American singer
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Troy Seals
Troy Seals
American musician
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Scotty Moore
Scotty Moore
American musician
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Jesse Stone
Jesse Stone
American rhythm and blues musician and songwriter
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Doc Pomus
Doc Pomus
American recording artist; blues singer, lyricist, songwriter
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Fats Domino
Fats Domino
American R&B musician
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Jerry Butler
Jerry Butler
American soul singer and songwriter
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Chet Atkins
Chet Atkins
American guitarist and record producer
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Al Jackson Jr.
Al Jackson Jr.
American musician and record producer
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Bill Black
Bill Black
American bassist
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Big Mama Thornton
Big Mama Thornton
American rhythm and blues singer and songwriter
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Ronnie McDowell
Ronnie McDowell
American musician
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The Memphis Horns
The Memphis Horns
American horn section
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Mac Davis
Mac Davis
American songwriter, singer and actor
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Billy Burnette
Billy Burnette
American musician
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Al Green
Al Green
American singer
Otis Blackwell
American songwriter, singer, and pianist

Otis Blackwell

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American songwriter, singer, and pianist

Otis Blackwell (February 16, 1931 – May 6, 2002) was an American songwriter, singer, and pianist, 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.