About this episode

This episode covers the music and legacy of Otis Blackwell and features a discussion on MGMT.

You might not know his name, but you definitely know his music – Otis Blackwell, who wrote or co-wrote so many of the songs you know and love from the 50s and 60s, would have turned 95 this month. And I’ve never done a cover story for MGMT, so let’s do those together! (66 minutes)

People in this episode

Host: Brian Ibbott

Topics covered

• Otis Blackwell
• MGMT
• cover music
• music history
• songwriting

Keywords

• Otis Blackwell
• MGMT
• cover stories
• music
• 50s music
• 60s music
• songwriter

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: MGMT

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