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I Am the Blues captures Willie Dixon's inimitable voice and character as he tells his life story: the segregation of Vicksburg, Mississippi, where Dixon grew up; the prison farm from which he escaped and then hoboed his way north as a teenager; his equal-rights-based draft refusal in 1942; his work - as songwriter, bassist, producer, and arranger - with Muddy Waters, Howlin' Wolf, Little ...
- Willie Dixon, Don Snowden
4. Nov. 2023 · Willie Dixon (1915-1992) penned some of the most iconic blues songs ever. He gave us classics like “The Seventh Son,” “I Just Want to Make Love to You,” “Spoonful, “I Am the Blues,” “Back Door Man,” and “Little Red Rooster.” These tunes became the bedrock of modern Blues and inspired countless musicians to pick up their instruments and learn 12-bar Blues.
23. Nov. 2016 · After Willie Dixon died in 1992, the bluesman’s widow bought the building where he used to write and record: the famed Chess Records headquarters at 2120 S. Michigan Ave., which became the home ...
1. Juli 2020 · We’re aware that there are as many favorite songs of his as there are blues fans, but this is list is what we consider our “Top 12.”. “Hoochie Coochie Man”. Chess Records released “Hoochie Coochie Man” by Muddy Waters in early 1954 on both 78 and 45. Originally credited to Waters, re-releases have been changed to credit Dixon as ...
1. Mai 2018 · The Five Breezes – Swinging The Blues 1940 14. Willie Dixon & Memphis Slim – Move Me 1960 15. The Big Three Trio – Big Three Boogie 1948 16. Willie Dixon & Memphis Slim – Roll And Tumble 1959 17. Willie Dixon – 29 Ways 1956 18. The Big Three Trio – Violent Love 1940 19. The Five Breezes – Just A Jitterbug 1940 20.
In his travels prior to forming the trio, Dixon had gained studio experience with Lester Melrose, a record company owner now with Okeh records. This relationship initially atrracted the Chess brothers, who checked him out during jam sessions at their club, Macamba. In November of 1948, Dixon played on a Robert Nighthawk session, his first at Chess, still known as Aristocrat then. Recording as ...
