Willie Dixon Wrote Some Of The Greatest Songs In Blues And Rock Music!
Muddy Waters, Howlin' Wolf, Little Walter, Mose Allison, The Rolling Stones, Jimi Hendrix, The Yardbirds, Cream, The Animals, Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck, The Doors, Paul Rogers, Koko Taylor and numerous other artists have had so much success covering Willie's tunes that his credit for writing them has been overshadowed, but thank heaven he wrote 'em!
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Willie Dixon in a nutshell...
William James "Willie" Dixon (July 1, 1915 - January 29, 1992) was a well-known American blues double-bassist, vocalist, songwriter, arranger and record producer. His songs, including "Little Red Rooster", "Hoochie Coochie Man", "Evil", "Spoonful", "Back Door Man", "I Just Want to Make Love to You", "I Ain't Superstitious", "My Babe", "Wang Dang Doodle", and "Bring It On Home", written during the peak of Chess Records, 1950?1965, and performed by Muddy Waters, Howlin' Wolf, and Little Walter, influenced a worldwide generation of musicians.Dicaire, David (1999). Blues Singers: Biographies of 50 Legendary Artists of the Early 20th Century. McFarland. p. 87. ISBN 0786406062 Next to Muddy Waters, he was the most influential person in shaping the post-World War II sound of the Chicago blues.Trager, Oliver (2004). Keys to the Rain: The Definitive Bob Dylan Encyclopedia. Billboard Books. pp. 298?299. ISBN 0823079740 He also was an important link between the blues and rock and roll, workin...
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- Born under a blues sign
- ... with Muddy Waters and Willie Dixon. "I wish I was around to see all those cats, man," says Lurrie of the blues legends who launched his father's career. ...
- 'Bottom' among Vicksburg's top blues sites
- "Jazz bands and blues bands were one and the same then. The bands were basically dance hall bands." Willie Dixon, a Vicksburg native and one of the blues' ...
- Buddy Guy and John Primer at Buddy Guy's Legends
- ... played in a lot of bands around that city and fronted one of his own before being recruited to back up such greats as Willie Dixon and Muddy Waters. ...
- Top New Year's Eve concerts
- He's an extraordinary guitarist in the razor-blade South Side tradition, working with the likes of Willie Dixon and Muddy Waters.
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- Willie Dixon - 1982-07-06 - Montreal Jazz Festival - Video Pro ...
- What type of video is this? Video Pro Shot DVD. What file format is this video? NTSC. What is the Artists full name? Willie Dixon. What is the title of this video? Montreal Jazz Festival. Year of performance. 1982. Month of performance ...
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- (If Chuck Berry had an equal in song writing it might have been Dixon. His influence was heard in Berry's songs as well-- "Jo Jo Gun," and "No Money Down," to name a few. Anyway, here's a nice but short bit of Willie Dixon talking about ...
- Willie Dixon - Poet of the Blues 1998
- quinta-feira, 10 de dezembro de 2009. Willie Dixon - Poet of the Blues 1998 · Willie Dixon - Poet of the Blues 1998. Postado por Carlos Giron às 00:01. Marcadores: W, Willie Dixon · Deixe um comentário ou assine nosso Feed. Mais Opções ...
- ROCKIN' THE BLUES FROM CANADA
- The set closes with a cover of Willie Dixon's ?Wang Dang Doodle.? The band is deftly in the pocket to pitch one. Lady Lee's vocals clearly are of a quality that would make both Dixon and Koko Taylor proud. ...
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