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Appearances Line-Up Ex-Members Albums Singles Movies Awards Various Refers
DIXON Willie
(bg)

Personal Data:

Born: 01.07.1915 (Vicksburg, Mississippi, USA, as William Robert Dixon)
Died: 29.01.1992 (heart failure)

Appearances:

? Five Breezes
? Big Three Trio
1951-? Muddy Waters
1954-55 Howlin' Wolf
1955-? Sonny Boy Williamson
cca 1955-1957 Chuck Berry
cca 1955-cca 1957 Willie Dixon & The All-Stars
1958 Howlin' Wolf
cca 1958 Buddy Guy
cca 1962 Lucky Three Trio (+ Lafayette Leake - p, Clifton James - ds)
cca 1969 Chicago Blues Stars

Line-Up:

Willie Dixon - voc,bg
Buster Benton - g
Dennis Miller - g
Freddie Dixon - bg
Clifton James - ds
Lafayette Leake - p
Carrie Bell Harrington - hca

Former Members:

Wally Richardson (g, cca 1960)
Lafayette Leake (p, cca 1955-cca 1957); Memphis Slim (p, cca 1960)
Fred Below (ds, cca 1955-cca 1957); Gus Johnson (ds, cca 1960)
Harold Ashby (sax, cca 1955-cca 1960)

Albums Discography:

#TitleRelease DateLabelTypeUKUSA
1.Songs1959
2.Blues In Every Which Way1960
3.At The Village Gate1960
4.Willie's Blues
& Memphis Slim		1960 Bluesville
5.Aux Troit Mailletz1962
6.Willie Dixon & Philippe Combelle
& Philippe Combelle		1963 Polydor
7.Might Is Right1965
8.Chicago Blues Stars1969
9.I Am The Blues1970 Columbia
10.Catalyst1972 Ovation
11.Willie Dixon1973
12.What Happened To My Blues1976
13.Mighty Earthquake & Hurricane1978 Pausa
14.Every Which Way1979
15.Backstage Access? Pausa
16.I Got 28 Ways1982
17.Willie Dixon: 20 Blues Greats1/1987 Deja Vu
18.Hidden Charms1988 Bug/Capitol
19.The Chess Box
(2CD)		1988 MCA
20.Ginger Ale Afternoon10/1989 Colosseum
21.The Big Three Trio10/1990 Columbia
22.Tribute To Willie Dixon11/1992 Chess
23.In Paris
& Memphis Slim		14.06.1996Fantasy
24.Poet Of The Blues30.06.1998Legacy/Columbia
25.Jazz in Paris: Aux Trois Mailletz
& Memphis Slim		24.01.2001Verve
26.Mr. Dixon's Workshop28.08.2001Fuel 2000
27.Boss of the Chicago Blues16.08.2005Fuel 2000
28.Spoonful of Blues
& Johnny Winter		14.11.2006Music Avenue
29.Walkin' The Blues06.08.2010Doxy
30.Wang Dang Doodle: Collectors Rarities03.12.2013Blueline
31.Songs of Memphis Slim
& Memphis Slim		07.04.2015Soul Jam
32.Live in Chicago, 198421.08.2015Forced Exposure
33.Long Beach, CA, September 1983
credited to: Willie Dixon's Chicago Blues All-Stars		23.09.2016DOL

Singles Discography:

#SP/EP TitleRelease DateLabelUKUSA
1.Walking The Blues / If You're Mine
& The All-Stars		8/1955 Checker
2.Crazy For My Baby / I Am The Lover Man1/1956 Checker
3.Twenty Nine Ways / The Pain In My Heart
& The All-stars		8/1957 Checker
4.Nervous / Sittin' And Cryin' The Blues2/1960 Bluesville
5.Back Home In Indiana / Wrinkles1962 Tuba
6.Walking The Blues / Crazy For My Baby10/1964 Pye International

Movies:

1. Chicago Blues (starring)
2. Out Of The Blacks And Into The Blues (starring)

Awards:

1988 Grammy Awards - Best Traditional Blues Recording (LP "Hidden Charms")

Various:

† 29.1.1992 (infarkt)

produced by LP:

Lucky Peterson: Our Future (1969, Today/Perception)

Press References:

Melody Maker
YearIssueDatePageColumnType
19751008.03.197550Bluesprofile
1992608.02.19922News
Rock & Pop
YearIssueDatePageColumnType
19942208.11.199412
19951304.07.199529Recenzealbum review
19951729.08.199511profile