Dec 19, 2023
I am not trying to steal your thunder on this great piece, A. And yes, Otis has a famous appearance on television. He and Presley never met. But Presley loved his music and his singing style. He got his handlers to buy Blackwell's songs. One of them was 'Don't Be Cruel," the highest selling single in the history of Billboard in 1956. Blackwell made a lot of money. Presley kept coming back again and again. Here's his interview where talks about his relationship with Presley :
