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“Fever” is a song written by Eddie Cooley and John Davenport and originally recorded by Little Willie John in 1956. It was released as a double-sided hit along with the top-ten R&B song “Letter from My Darling”. The song reached number one for three weeks on the R&B Best Sellers chart, which also made the popular charts as an early rock and roll song, peaking at number twenty-four. After its original release, “Fever” has been covered by numerous artists from various musical genres. In 1958, Peggy Lee recorded the first cover version of the song with additional lyrics on her album All Aglow Again. Her version peaked at number eight on the Billboard Hot 100. It became a signature song for Peggy Lee and was nominated for “Record of the Year” at the 1959 Grammy Awards. Elvis... Read on...