Willie Dixon

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Willie Dixon - Hoochie coochie man

Birth name: William James Dixon
Born: July 1, 1915
Vicksburg, Mississippi, U.S.
Died: January 29, 1992 (aged 76)
Burbank, California
 
Willie Dixon - I Just Want To Make Love To You

Genres: Blues, Chicago Blues, rythm and blues, Gospel
Occupation: Musician, songwriter, arranger, record producer, boxer
Instruments: Vocal, double bass, guitar

Willie Dixon - Little Red Rooster

Years active: 1939 - 1992
Labels: Chess/Checker, Cobra, Colombia, Bluesville, Yambo

Willie Dixon - My Babe

Willie Dixon was proficient in playing the double bass and the guitar and sang with a distinctive voice. He was the best known songwriter of his time.
He is up there, next to Muddy Waters as most influential person in shaping the sound of the Chicago blues.


Willie Dixon - Spoonful

Dixon's songs have been recorded by countless musicians in many genres. Famous songs by Dixon are:
Hoochie coochie man
I just want to make love to you
Little Red Rooster
My Babe
You Can't Judge A Book By The Cover
Wang Dang Doodle

Willie Dixon - You Can't Judge A Book By It's Cover

During the peak years of Chess Records, 1950 - 1965, these songs have been sung by Muddy Waters, Bo Diddly, Howlin'Wolf


Willie Dixon - Wang Dang Doodle, he wrote 1951/52 for Howlin'Wolf who didn't like it but still recorded it in 1960. Koko Taylor successfully recorded the song in 1965

Willie Dixon was an important link between the blues and rock and roll. He worked with Bo Diddley and Chuck Berry.
He received a Grammy Award and was introduced in the Blues Hall of Fame, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and the Songwriters Hall of Fame.

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