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Willie Dixon, the Glossary

William James Dixon (July 1, 1915January 29, 1992) was an American blues musician, vocalist, songwriter, arranger and record producer.^[1]

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Alex Dixon (blues)

Alex Dixon (born April 23, 1975) is an American blues musician, songwriter, producer, label owner and industry executive who is the grandson of Willie Dixon, one of the most important figures in the history of American music. Willie Dixon and Alex Dixon (blues) are Chicago blues musicians.

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Alsip, Illinois

Alsip is a village in Cook County, Illinois, United States.

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Amputation

Amputation is the removal of a limb by trauma, medical illness, or surgery.

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Artists and repertoire

Artists and repertoire (or A&R for short) is the division of a record label or music publishing company that is responsible for scouting and overseeing the artistic development of recording artists and songwriters.

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Blues

Blues is a music genre and musical form that originated amongst African-Americans in the Deep South of the United States around the 1860s.

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Blues Foundation

The Blues Foundation is an American nonprofit corporation, headquartered in Memphis, Tennessee, that is affiliated with more than 175 blues organizations from various parts of the world.

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Blues Hall of Fame

The Blues Hall of Fame is a music museum operated by the Blues Foundation at 421 S. Main Street in Memphis, Tennessee.

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Bluesville Records

Bluesville Records was an American record label subsidiary of Prestige Records, launched in 1959, with the primary purpose of documenting the work of the older classic bluesmen passed over by the changing audience.

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Bo Diddley

Ellas Otha Bates (December 30, 1928 – June 2, 2008), known professionally as Bo Diddley, was an American guitarist and singer who played a key role in the transition from the blues to rock and roll. Willie Dixon and bo Diddley are 20th-century African-American male singers, African-American guitarists, African-American male singer-songwriters, American blues guitarists, blues musicians from Mississippi, Checker Records artists, guitarists from Mississippi, Mississippi Blues Trail and singer-songwriters from Mississippi.

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Bring It On Home (Sonny Boy Williamson II song)

"Bring It On Home" is a blues song written by American music arranger and songwriter Willie Dixon.

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Buddy Guy

George "Buddy" Guy (born July 30, 1936) is an American blues guitarist and singer. Willie Dixon and Buddy Guy are 20th-century African-American male singers, African-American guitarists, American blues guitarists, Chicago blues musicians and Mississippi Blues Trail.

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Burbank, California

Burbank is a city in the southeastern end of the San Fernando Valley in Los Angeles County, California, United States.

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Burr Oak Cemetery

Burr Oak Cemetery is a cemetery located in Alsip, Illinois, United States, a suburb southwest of Chicago, Illinois.

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Cadillac Records

Cadillac Records is a 2008 American biographical drama film written and directed by Darnell Martin.

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Cedric the Entertainer

Cedric Antonio Kyles (born April 24, 1964), better known by his stage name Cedric the Entertainer, is an American stand-up comedian, actor and television host.

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Checker Records

Checker Records is a defunct record label that was started in 1952 as a subsidiary of Chess Records in Chicago, Illinois.

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Chess Records

Chess Records was an American record company established in 1950 in Chicago, specializing in blues and rhythm and blues.

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Chicago blues

Chicago blues is a form of blues music that developed in Chicago, Illinois.

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Chuck Berry

Charles Edward Anderson Berry (October 18, 1926 – March 18, 2017) was an American singer, guitarist and songwriter who pioneered rock and roll. Willie Dixon and Chuck Berry are 20th-century African-American male singers, African-American guitarists, African-American male singer-songwriters, American blues guitarists and American blues singer-songwriters.

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Cobra Records

Cobra Records was an independent record label that operated in Chicago from 1956 to 1959 and launched the careers of Chicago blues artists Otis Rush, Magic Sam and Buddy Guy, a new generation who pioneered the West Side Sound.

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Colin Larkin

Colin Larkin (born 1949) is a British music writer.

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Columbia Records

Columbia Records is an American record label owned by Sony Music Entertainment, a subsidiary of Sony Corporation of America, the American division of multinational conglomerate Sony.

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Conscientious objector

A conscientious objector is an "individual who has claimed the right to refuse to perform military service" on the grounds of freedom of conscience or religion.

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Da Capo Press

Da Capo Press is an American publishing company with headquarters in Boston, Massachusetts.

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Diabetes

Diabetes mellitus, often known simply as diabetes, is a group of common endocrine diseases characterized by sustained high blood sugar levels.

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Double bass

The double bass, also known as the upright bass, the acoustic bass, or simply the bass, is the largest and lowest-pitched chordophone in the modern symphony orchestra (excluding rare additions such as the octobass).

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Eddie Boyd

Edward Riley Boyd (November 25, 1914 – July 13, 1994)Dahl, Bill. Willie Dixon and Eddie Boyd are blues musicians from Mississippi and Chicago blues musicians.

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Evil (Howlin' Wolf song)

"Evil", sometimes listed as "Evil (Is Going On)", is a Chicago blues song written by Willie Dixon.

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Fishin' in My Pond

"Fishin' in My Pond" was a song written by Willie Dixon in 1956.

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Folkways Records

Folkways Records was a record label founded by Moses Asch that documented folk, world, and children's music.

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Ginger Ale Afternoon

Ginger Ale Afternoon is a 1989 independent film by director Rafal Zielinski, based on a stage play by Gina Wendkos.

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Golden Gloves

The Golden Gloves of America is an organization that promotes annual competitions of amateur boxing in the United States, in which winners are awarded a belt and a ring, and the title of national champion.

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Gospel music

Gospel music is a genre of Christian Music that spreads the word of God and a cornerstone of Christian media.

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Grammy Awards

The Grammy Awards, stylized as GRAMMY, and often referred to as the Grammys, are awards presented by the Recording Academy of the United States to recognize outstanding achievements in the music industry.

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Guinness World Records

Guinness World Records, known from its inception in 1955 until 1999 as The Guinness Book of Records and in previous United States editions as The Guinness Book of World Records, is a British reference book published annually, listing world records both of human achievements and the extremes of the natural world.

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Help Me (Sonny Boy Williamson II song)

"Help Me" is a blues standard first recorded by Sonny Boy Williamson II in 1963.

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Hidden Charms is a blues album by Willie Dixon, released in 1988 on Bug/Capitol Records.

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Hoochie Coochie Man

"Hoochie Coochie Man" (originally titled "I'm Your Hoochie Cooche Man") is a blues standard written by Willie Dixon and first recorded by Muddy Waters in 1954.

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Howlin' Wolf

Chester Arthur Burnett (June 10, 1910January 10, 1976), better known by his stage name Howlin' Wolf, was an American blues singer and guitarist. Willie Dixon and Howlin' Wolf are 20th-century African-American male singers, African-American guitarists, African-American male singer-songwriters, American blues guitarists, blues musicians from Mississippi, Chicago blues musicians, guitarists from Illinois, guitarists from Mississippi, singer-songwriters from Illinois and singer-songwriters from Mississippi.

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I Ain't Superstitious

"I Ain't Superstitious" is a song written by bluesman Willie Dixon and first recorded by Howlin' Wolf in 1961.

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I Am the Blues

I Am the Blues is the sixth studio Chicago blues album released in 1970 by the well-known bluesman Willie Dixon.

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I Can't Quit You Baby

"I Can't Quit You Baby" is blues song written by Willie Dixon and first recorded by Chicago blues artist Otis Rush in 1956.

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I Just Want to Make Love to You

"I Just Want to Make Love to You" is a blues song written by Willie Dixon.

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I'm Ready (Muddy Waters song)

"I'm Ready" is a blues song written by Willie Dixon and first recorded by Muddy Waters in 1954.

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International Article Number

The International Article Number (also known as European Article Number or EAN) is a standard describing a barcode symbology and numbering system used in global trade to identify a specific retail product type, in a specific packaging configuration, from a specific manufacturer.

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Jazz

Jazz is a music genre that originated in the African-American communities of New Orleans, Louisiana, in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, with its roots in blues, ragtime, European harmony and African rhythmic rituals.

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Jimmy Rogers

Jimmy Rogers (June 3, 1924December 19, 1997) was an American Chicago blues singer, guitarist and harmonica player, best known for his work as a member of Muddy Waters's band in the early 1950s. Willie Dixon and Jimmy Rogers are American blues guitarists, blues musicians from Mississippi and guitarists from Mississippi.

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Jimmy Witherspoon

James Witherspoon (August 8, 1920 – September 18, 1997) was an American jump blues singer. Willie Dixon and Jimmy Witherspoon are 20th-century African-American male singers and Checker Records artists.

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Joe Louis

Joseph Louis Barrow (May 13, 1914 – April 12, 1981) was an American professional boxer who competed from 1934 to 1951.

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Joe Louis Walker

Louis Joseph Walker Jr. (born December 25, 1949), known as Joe Louis Walker, is an American musician, best known as an electric blues guitarist, singer, songwriter and producer. Willie Dixon and Joe Louis Walker are American blues guitarists and American blues singer-songwriters.

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Joel Whitburn

Joel Carver Whitburn (November 29, 1939 – June 14, 2022) was an American author and music historian, responsible for setting up the Record Research, Inc.

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Johnny Winter

John Dawson Winter III (February 23, 1944 – July 16, 2014) was an American singer, guitarist, songwriter, and record producer. Willie Dixon and Johnny Winter are American blues guitarists and American blues singer-songwriters.

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Koko Taylor

Koko Taylor (born Cora Ann Walton, September 28, 1928 – June 3, 2009) was an American singer whose style encompassed Chicago blues, electric blues, rhythm and blues and soul blues. Willie Dixon and Koko Taylor are Checker Records artists and Chicago blues musicians.

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Led Zeppelin

Led Zeppelin were an English rock band formed in London in 1968.

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Lee Jackson (blues musician)

Warren George Harding Lee (August 18, 1921 – July 1, 1979), known professionally as Lee Jackson, was an American Chicago blues guitarist, bass guitarist, singer and songwriter. Willie Dixon and Lee Jackson (blues musician) are American blues guitarists, American session musicians, Chicago blues musicians and Cobra Records artists.

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Legacy Recordings

Legacy Recordings is an American record label that is a division of Sony Music.

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Leonard Caston

Leonard "Baby Doo" Caston (June 2, 1917 – August 22, 1987) was an American blues pianist and guitarist. Willie Dixon and Leonard Caston are American blues guitarists and guitarists from Mississippi.

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List of blues standards

Blues standards are blues songs that have attained a high level of recognition due to having been widely performed and recorded.

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Little Brother Montgomery

Eurreal Wilford "Little Brother" Montgomery (April 18, 1906 – September 6, 1985) was an American jazz, boogie-woogie and blues pianist and singer. Willie Dixon and Little Brother Montgomery are 20th-century African-American male singers.

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Little Milton

James Milton Campbell Jr. (September 7, 1934 – August 4, 2005), better known as Little Milton, was an American blues singer and guitarist, best known for his number-one R&B single "We're Gonna Make It". Willie Dixon and Little Milton are 20th-century African-American male singers, African-American guitarists, American blues guitarists, blues musicians from Mississippi, Checker Records artists, guitarists from Mississippi and Mississippi Blues Trail.

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Little Red Rooster

"Little Red Rooster" (or "The Red Rooster" as it was first titled) is a blues standard credited to arranger and songwriter Willie Dixon.

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Little Walter

Marion Walter Jacobs (May 1, 1930 – February 15, 1968), known as Little Walter, was an American blues musician, singer, and songwriter, whose revolutionary approach to the harmonica had a strong impact on succeeding generations, earning him comparisons to such seminal artists as Django Reinhardt, Charlie Parker and Jimi Hendrix. Willie Dixon and Little Walter are 20th-century African-American male singers, Checker Records artists and Chicago blues musicians.

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Lowell Fulson

Lowell Fulson (March 31, 1921March 7, 1999) was an American blues guitarist and songwriter, in the West Coast blues tradition. Willie Dixon and Lowell Fulson are 20th-century African-American male singers, African-American guitarists, American blues guitarists, American blues singer-songwriters and Checker Records artists.

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Lucky Peterson

Judge Kenneth "Lucky" Peterson (December 13, 1964 – May 17, 2020) was an American musician who played contemporary blues, fusing soul, R&B, gospel and rock and roll. Willie Dixon and Lucky Peterson are African-American guitarists and American blues guitarists.

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Magic Sam

Samuel Gene Maghett (February 14, 1937 – December 1, 1969), known as Magic Sam, was an American Chicago blues musician. Willie Dixon and Magic Sam are American blues guitarists, blues musicians from Mississippi, Chicago blues musicians, Cobra Records artists, guitarists from Illinois and guitarists from Mississippi.

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MCA Records

MCA Records was an American record label owned by MCA Inc. established in 1972, though MCA had released recordings under that name in the UK from the 1960s.

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McKinley Mitchell

McKinley Mitchell (December 25, 1934 – January 18, 1986) was an American Chicago-based blues and rhythm and blues singer, who started out performing gospel music. Willie Dixon and McKinley Mitchell are 20th-century African-American male singers and blues musicians from Mississippi.

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Memphis Slim

John Len Chatman (September 3, 1915 – February 24, 1988), known professionally as Memphis Slim, was an American blues pianist, singer, and composer.

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Mighty Earthquake and Hurricane

Mighty Earthquake and Hurricane is an album by the American blues musician Willie Dixon, released in 1984.

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Mississippi Blues Trail

The Mississippi Blues Trail was created by the Mississippi Blues Commission in 2006 to place interpretive markers at the most notable historical sites related to the birth, growth, and influence of the blues throughout (and in some cases beyond) the state of Mississippi.

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Muddy Waters

McKinley Morganfield (April 4, 1913April 30, 1983), known professionally as Muddy Waters, was an American blues singer and musician who was an important figure in the post-World War II blues scene, and is often cited as the "father of modern Chicago blues". Willie Dixon and Muddy Waters are 20th-century African-American male singers, African-American guitarists, African-American male singer-songwriters, American blues guitarists, American blues singer-songwriters, blues musicians from Mississippi, Chicago blues musicians, guitarists from Illinois, guitarists from Mississippi and Mississippi Blues Trail.

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My Babe

"My Babe" is a Chicago blues song and a blues standard written by Willie Dixon for Little Walter.

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Otis Rush

Otis Rush Jr. (April 29, 1934 – September 29, 2018) was an American blues guitarist and singer-songwriter. Willie Dixon and Otis Rush are African-American guitarists, American blues guitarists, blues musicians from Mississippi, Chicago blues musicians, Cobra Records artists and guitarists from Mississippi.

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Pausa Records

Pausa Records was a record label, active c. 1975–1986, which mainly issued jazz albums.

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Penguin Books

Penguin Books Limited is a British publishing house.

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Pete Seeger

Peter Seeger (May 3, 1919 – January 27, 2014) was an American folk singer and social activist. Willie Dixon and Pete Seeger are American blues singer-songwriters.

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Pretty Thing

"Pretty Thing" is a 1955 song written by Bo Diddley and Willie Dixon and performed by Bo Diddley.

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Professional wrestling championship

A championship or title in professional wrestling is a recognition promoted by professional wrestling organizations.

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Quadraphonic sound

Quadraphonic (or quadrophonic and sometimes quadrasonic) sound – equivalent to what is now called 4.0 surround sound – uses four audio channels in which speakers are positioned at the four corners of a listening space.

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Rhythm and blues

Rhythm and blues, frequently abbreviated as R&B or R'n'B, is a genre of popular music that originated within African-American communities in the 1940s.

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Rock and roll

Rock and roll (often written as rock & roll, rock-n-roll, rock 'n' roll, rock n' roll or Rock n' Roll) is a genre of popular music that evolved in the United States during the late 1940s and early 1950s.

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Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (RRHOF), also simply referred to as the Rock Hall, is a museum and hall of fame located in downtown Cleveland, Ohio, United States, on the shore of Lake Erie.

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Rolling Stone

Rolling Stone is an American monthly magazine that focuses on music, politics, and popular culture.

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Sam Lay

Samuel Julian Lay (March 20, 1935January 29, 2022) was an American drummer and vocalist who performed from the late 1950s as a blues and R&B musician alongside Little Walter, Howlin' Wolf, Paul Butterfield, and many others.

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Session musician

A session musician (also known as studio musician or backing musician) is a musician hired to perform in a recording session or a live performance.

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Songwriters Hall of Fame

The Songwriters Hall of Fame (SHOF) is an American institution founded in 1969 by songwriter Johnny Mercer, music publisher/songwriter Abe Olman, and publisher/executive Howie Richmond to honor those whose work, represent, and maintain, the heritage and legacy of a spectrum of the most beloved English language songs from the world's popular music songbook.

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Sonny Boy Williamson II

Alex or Aleck Miller (originally Ford, possibly December 5, 1912 – May 24, 1965), known later in his career as Sonny Boy Williamson, was an American blues harmonica player, singer and songwriter. Willie Dixon and Sonny Boy Williamson II are blues musicians from Mississippi, Checker Records artists, Chicago blues musicians and Mississippi Blues Trail.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Willie_Dixon

Also known as Big Three Trio, Willy Dixon.

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See also

Burials at Burr Oak Cemetery

Checker Records artists

Cobra Records artists

Jive singers

Record producers from Mississippi

Slap bassists (double bass)

References