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Indeed, Willie Dixon (born William James “Willie” Dixon on July 1, 1915 in Vicksburg, Miss.) is credited with writing over 500 songs—and serving as a vital link between blues and rock ‘n’ roll. He was exposed to gospel, blues and country & western music in his youth, when he began singing and writing songs. He moved to Chicago in 1936 ...
Willie Dixon was a Chicago blues artist, perhaps best known for his songwriting. He wrote or co-wrote over 500 songs and his work has been recorded by some of the best-known blues musicians of his era, including Muddy Waters, Howlin' Wolf, and Little Walter.
HALL OF FAME ESSAY. There never was anybody quite like Willie Dixon. The first thing you saw when you met him was that huge grin atop the larger-than-life body; his enormous personal warmth, combined with an inexhaustible fund of street-smart music business wisdom and a tireless devotion to promoting awareness of the blues, won him friends and ...
29 Ways. by Willie Dixon. Length 2:09. 0:00. Click HERE for Licensing & Synch information. Willie Dixon has been called “the poet laureate of the blues” and “the father of modern Chicago Blues.”. He was indisputably the pre-eminent blues songwriter of his era, credited with writing more than 500 songs by the end of his life.
Willie Dixon naît le 1 er juillet 1915 à Vicksburg (Mississippi), où ses parents sont commerçants Après une enfance confortable, Willie, à l'âge de douze ans, est condamné aux travaux forcés pour un petit chapardage. Cette expérience marquera à jamais Willie Dixon, qui gagne Chicago avec la haine du Sud ségrégationniste, un grand ...
William James « Willie » Dixon, né le 1er juillet 1915 à Vicksburg, dans le Mississippi, et mort le 29 janvier 1992 à Burbank, en Californie, est un musicien américain, contrebassiste, compositeur, arrangeur, producteur et chanteur de blues. Son influence artistique chez Chess Records, autant que son rôle au début de la carrière de Chuck Berry et de Bo Diddley, ont été ...
Willie Dixon. William James Dixon was an American blues musician, vocalist, songwriter, arranger and record producer. He was proficient in playing both the upright bass and the guitar, and sang with a distinctive voice, but he is perhaps best known as one of the most prolific songwriters of his time. Next to Muddy Waters, Dixon is recognized as ...
