Willie Dixon's Birthday

from www.billboard.com

 

This Date in History - July 1, 1915 - Bluesman Willie Dixon is born in Vicksburg, Miss. He is a Golden Gloves heavyweight champion in Chicago in 1936. He writes hundreds of blues songs and produces a majority of the Chicago blues records into the 1970s. His biggest pop hit is "Walking the Blues," a No. 6 song in 1955.

 

• Hoochie Coochie Man
• Evil
• I'm Ready
• You Shook Me
• Mellow Down Easy
• Pretty Thing
• Tollin' Bells
• Bring It On Home
• Seventh Son
• I Can't Quit You Baby
• I Just Want To Make Love To You
• Walkin' Blues
• Backdoor Man
• Built For Comfort
• Bring It On Home
• You Can't Judge A Book By It's Cover

 

There is NO DOUBT that Willie Dixon was the greatest blues song writer of all time - and one of the all time best song writers period!, as well as a tremendous producer and bassist. There would be no Rolling Stones, Led Zepelin, Cream, ZZ Top  without him.

 

PS - It's also Debbie Harry's birthday today (she's 60!!!)

 

Rapture.
Be pure.
Take a tour through the sewer.
Don't strain your brain.
Paint a train.
You'll be singing in the rain.
Said don't stop to the punk rock.