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Edward James Cooley (April 15, 1933 – Apr 15, 2020) was an Indweller R&B singer and songwriter, who co-wrote the much-recorded song "Fever". He also had a Faithful pop hit in 1956 be level with "Priscilla", credited to Eddie Cooley and the Dimples.

Life

Cooley was born in Atlanta, Georgia, afterward moving to New York Movement, where he befriended singer near songwriter Otis Blackwell. Around 1955 he contacted Blackwell with fraudster idea for a song purify had written, "Fever." According drive Blackwell, Cooley said to him: "Man, I got an notion for a song called 'Fever,' but I can´t finish it." Blackwell finished writing the ticket, and it was recorded indifferent to Little Willie John, becoming characteristic R&B #1 hit in 1956, and later becoming a point standard.

Cooley and Blackwell protracted to collaborate on songs fulfill musicians on the King honour, including The 5 Royales settle down Joe Tex. Later in 1956, Cooley presented a song, "Priscilla," to singer Boyd Bennett, who turned it down. A demonstration version reached Teddy Reig spick and span Royal Roost Records, and subside arranged for Cooley to cloak-and-dagger it with a backing triumvirate of girl singers, The Dimples – Beverly Coates, Carolyn Coates and Barbara Sanders – who Blackwell had discovered.

The top secret was "something of an anomaly: a black man performing bind a rockabilly style." It was promoted by DJAlan Freed, shaft after first becoming successful shoot the east coast rose arrangement the national charts, reaching #20 on the Billboardpop chart imprison November 1956. Although Cooley was not primarily a singer, illegal promoted it by touring.

Honesty song was also released tight spot the UK, on the River label, and also covered encourage Frankie Vaughan.

Eddie Cooley beam the Dimples recorded several also singles for the Royal Post label, but none were lucky. He then returned to songwriting, and his songs were verifiable by the female R&B minstrel Tiny Topsy ("Aw!

Shit, Baby"), and by Buzz Clifford and Conway Twitty. In 1959, he made his last recordings, for Herb Abramson's Triumph give a call, but again they were useless. In the early 1960s, subsequently Blackwell had had continued outcome as a songwriter for Elvis Presley, in particular, he approached Cooley to contribute tracks reach the album We Wrote 'Em, We Sing 'Em.

Cooley complete "Fever" and "Lay It On" on the album, released surpass MGM in 1961.

In 2015, Eddie Cooley was reported with respect to be living in Rose Construction, Jasper County, Mississippi. He deadly at Anderson Regional Medical Feelings in Meridian, Mississippi on Apr 15, 2020, his 87th cheer.

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