Willie Dixon
- Type: Songwriter
- Born: July 1, 1915 in Vicksburg, Mississippi, United States
- Died: January 29, 1992, Burbank, California, United States
Biography
American songwriter, producer and bassist from Vicksburg, Mississippi, Willie Dixon was the house genius of #Chess Records#, writing 'Hoochie Coochie Man', 'Spoonful' and 'Little Red Rooster' for *Muddy Waters* and *Howlin' Wolf*. His catalogue became foundational repertoire for the British blues-rock generation, and his Blues Heaven Foundation championed musicians' rights and blues education through his foundation before his death in 1992.
Genres
Willie Dixon Discography
- I Am the Blues (1970) - Album - rated 5/5
- The Chess Box (1988) - Compilation - rated 4.16/5
- Poet of the Blues (1998) - Compilation
Frequent Collaborators
- David "Honeyboy" Edwards
- Fleetwood Mac
- J.T. Brown
- Otis Spann
- S.P. Leary
- Big Walter Horton
- Buddy Guy
- Fleetwood Mac, Otis Spann, Willie Dixon, Big Walter Horton, J.T. Brown, Buddy Guy, David "Honeyboy" Edwards & S.P. Leary
- Fleetwood Mac, Otis Spann, Willie Dixon, J.T. Brown, David "Honeyboy" Edwards & S.P. Leary
- Johnny Shines
- Johnny Winter
- Lafayette Leake
- Sonny Terry
- Sonny Terry, Johnny Winter & Willie Dixon