Cooley, Eddie
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Name (Hebrew)
קולי, אדי, 1933-2020
Name (Latin)
Cooley, Eddie
Other forms of name
Cooley, Edward James
Date of birth
1933-04-15
Date of death
2020-04-15
Place of birth
Atlanta (Ga.)
Place of death
Meridian (Miss.)
Associated country
United States
Occupation
Composers Singers Rhythm and blues musicians
Gender
male
Other Identifiers
Sources of Information
- Fever, c1993:cover (Eddie Cooley)
- BlackCat Rockabilly WWW site, Aug. 6, 2012(Eddie Cooley; b. Atlanta, Ga.; relocated to New York; best known as co-writer, with Otis Blackwell, of Fever)
- Wikipedia, April 19, 2020(Eddie Cooley; born Edward James Cooley, April 15, 1933, Atlanta, Georgia, died April 15, 2020, Meridian, Mississippi; American R&B singer and songwriter)
Wikipedia description:
Edward James Cooley (April 15, 1933 – April 15, 2020) was an American R&B singer and songwriter, who co-wrote the much-recorded song "Fever." He also had a US pop hit in 1956 with "Priscilla," credited to Eddie Cooley and the Dimples.
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