Edited sentence: " Dixson was in high demand at that time and knew a lot of publishers.But the likelihood of Elvis listening to a song and giving his approval on it seems nil based on many historical accounts, which all depict Colonel Parker having absolute control over Elvis.Elvis had never heard of Otis Blackwell prior to this arrangement.He arranged Otis to have a meeting with Goldie Goldmark who was one of the owners and the A&R man down at Sheldon Music.He would later co-write the smash, "Lollipop.Hill and Range were also over at Sheldon Music freelancing as professional music managers.His new approach to the music business was encouraged after he found himself in the predicament of being dispossessed from his housing unit unless he came up with $150 or $200.However there is another version of how Elvis came to know about the song "Don't Be Cruel" that hasn't made its way in liner notes and other biased music history authorities, but is nonetheless authenticated by certain facts.However, Sheldon Music convinced Blackwell to go along with Parker's demand and in return they would set up a subsidiary music publishing company for Otis controlled by him.In fact, the "Don't Be Cruel" story involving Sheldon Music has it where Parker approved the song for Elvis but demanded that Elvis share in the writing credits.It was also the exact amount of cash Otis needed to get out of his dispossess jam.Making the situation even harder, Otis had a family.On the strength of Dixon's recommendation, Sheldon took eight songs from Otis, giving him $25 advance for each song.One day in December 1955 Otis turned to his friend, Julius Dixon, a songwriter who had found great success with his song "Dim Dim The Lights," which was made famous by Bill Haley and the Comets.One of their contacts was Colonel Parker, Elvis Presley's personal manager.Otis came to realize that he might fair a better chance at selling his songs, rather performing them himself.Otis was hoping that Dixon could arrange an appointment for him with one of his contacts if he liked some of his material.Perhaps this contact was through Steve Sholes and not directly with Parker.Sheldon Music was also co-owned by The Gale Brothers, Moe and Tim Gale, and Al Stanton.That company was Shalamar Music.When Dixson heard "Don't Be Cruel" he felt confident that he could send Otis to someone without tarnishing his reputaion