Episode 249: Otis Blackwell's Birthday
12:00pm, 2-16-2025
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The great songwriter Otis Blackwell was born on February 16, 1931. On the Report today, we'll play lots of his songs. & talk about his life. But mostly enjoy his songs - as interpreted by artists who admired him.
- 12:01pm Tears, Tears, Tears by Otis Blackwell on The Chronological Otis Blackwell 1952-1954 (Classics, 2005)
- 12:03pm Wake Up Fool by Otis Blackwell on The Chronological Otis Blackwell 1952-1954 (Classics, 2005)
- 12:10pm Fever by Marine Girls on Lazy Ways/Beach Party (Cherry Red, 1988)
- 12:12pm All Shook Up by Ry Cooder on Get Rhythm (Warner Bros, 1987)
- 12:15pm Great Balls Of Fire by The Flying Lizards on Top Ten (Statik, 1984)
- 12:17pm Hey Little Boy (Hey Little Girl) by Chrissie Hynde & Chris Spedding on Brace Yourself! A Tribute To Otis Blackwell (Shanachie, 1994)
- 12:21pm Return To Sender by Ian McCulloch on Mysterio (Edsel, 2012)
- 12:23pm Breathless by X on More Fun In The New World (Elektra, 1983)
- 12:30pm Don't Be Cruel by Annette Peacock on X-Dreams (Aura, 1978)
- 12:35pm Let's Talk About Us by Van Morrison & Linda Gail Lewis on You Win Again (Virgin, 2000)
- 12:37pm Paralyzed by The Dave Edmunds Band on I Hear You Rockin' (Columbia, 1987)
- 12:41pm Home In Your Heart by Otis Redding on The Otis Redding Story (Atlantic, 1987)
- 12:42pm Daddy Rolling Stone by Derek Martin on Downtown Soulville! (Soulville, 1998)
- 12:45pm Feel Good All Over by Delroy Wilson on Trilogy (Rhino, 2001)
- 12:50pm Slowly by Kathy Kirby on The Very Best Of Kathy Kirby (Spectrum, 1997)
- 12:53pm Just Keep It Up by Lynn Anderson on Listen To A Country Song (Columbia, 1972)
- 12:55pm Let The Mama Hold You by Abby Girl & The Real Deal on Calling Me Home (Little Red Hen, 2020)
- 12:57pm (Such An) Easy Question by Tyrone Davis on Pleasing You (Malaco, 1997)
- 1:00pm That's All I Am To You by The Animals on Animalism (MGM, 1966)