Willie Dixon - Bassology

William James "Willie" Dixon (1915-1992) was an American bluesman, vocalist, songwriter, arranger, and record producer. He was born in Vicksburg, MS and raised by his mother Daisy. Dixon was first introduced to the blues as a teenager while serving time on different prison farms throughout Mississippi. After traveling to Chicago in 1936, Dixon became a boxer, and managed to win the Illinois State Golden Glove Heavyweight Championship in 1937. He soon quit after the win, getting into an argument with his manager over being cheated out of money. He signed with the Chess label around 1948, but in 1951 was a full time employee with them as a talent scout, producer, session musician, and staff songwriter. Dixon is responsible for a handful of blues songs including "Little Red Rooster", "Hoochie Coochie Man", "Spoonful", "Back Door Man", "Wang Dang Doodle", and "I Just Want to Make Love to You." Willie died of heart failure in Burbank, CA in 1992. He was inducted posthumously in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1994. This is him and Sunnyland Slim on piano playing "Bassology."

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