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www.willie-dixon.com Musical artist William James Dixon (July 1, 1915 – January 29, 1992) was an American blues musician, vocalist, songwriter, arranger and record producer. [1]
Willie Dixon was a Chicago blues artist, perhaps best known for his songwriting. [1] He wrote or co-wrote over 500 songs [2] 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.
May 8, 2024 · Willie Dixon (born July 1, 1915, Vicksburg, Mississippi, U.S.—died January 29, 1992, Burbank, California) was an American blues musician who, as a record producer, bassist, and prolific songwriter, exerted a major influence on the post-World War II Chicago style.
Jul 1, 2021 · Willie Dixon: the life and legacy of the blues' greatest songwriter. By Ed Mitchell/Mark Blake. ( Classic Rock ) last updated 1 July 2021. Chess Records songwriter Willie Dixon was the man behind some of the most beloved and influential songs in history, inspiring a whole generation of musicians.
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.
Jan 2, 2024 · William James "Willie" Dixon (July 1, 1915 -- January 29, 1992) was an American blues musician, vocalist, songwriter, arranger and record producer.
Dixon was inducted into The Blues Hall of Fame in 1980 and posthumously inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in the “early influences” (pre-rock) category in 1994 (he died on January 29, 1992, at 76).
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...
Willie Dixon was a consummate bluesman and a key architect of the Chicago blues. He worked with such icons as Chuck Berry, Muddy Waters and Howlin’ Wolf.
Jul 1, 2020 · Anyone who has any working knowledge of the blues, or of rock and roll for that matter, knows the name Willie Dixon (7/1/1915 – 1/29/1992). The 6′ 6″, 250-pound bass playing “Bard of the Blues” was one of the key figures in the formation of the Chicago blues sound.
