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Willie Dixon
One of the cornerstones of blues and rock and roll history, Willie Dixon's songs
inspired Chuck Berry, Jimi Hendrix, The Rolling Stones and Jimi Hendrix and
continue to evoke the spirit ingrained in classic American music. Discovering
the blues while working on prison farms in Mississippi in the 1930s, he sang in
gospel quartets and began putting his own rhymes to the music he heard on the
radio. Moving to Chicago, he became an Illinois Golden Gloves heavyweight boxing
champion and played stand-up bass in jazz groups, but was imprisoned during WWII
for conscientious objection. It...
SpoonfulWillie Dixon and Howlin' Wolf
Red Rooster
2:45
Back Door ManWillie Dixon
I Am The Blues
6:12
You Shook MeWillie Dixon
I Am The Blues
4:18
SpoonfulWillie Dixon
Blue Because of You
4:58
Built For ComfortWillie Dixon and Howlin' Wolf
That's My Baby
2:40
I'm Your Hoochie Coochie ManWillie Dixon
On The Road Again
2:47
