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Willie Dixon may have had a very complicated, and confusing trip to becoming one of the greatest blues song writers ever, but it only goes to show what an incredible person he was. Willie Dixon did more than any other person to progress blues music in Chicago. ... ”
Willie’s story begins in Vicksburg, Mississippi on July 1, 1915. ... Daisy raised her children with the help of the Father Charle Dixon and their step father A. ... (Dixon 1989, p. ... (Dixon 1989, p. ... He had the makings of a promising boxing career going, but due to unpleasantries between himself and his manager about money, Willie only had four fights. ... Willie was arrested for evading the draft, but after several months of trials he was classified as F-5 and let free.(Dixon 1989, p. ... (McComb)
Willie had continued success touring clubs and occasionally recording. The group that really took off was when Willie again hooked up with “Baby Doo” Caston, and guitarist Bernardo Dennis to form The Big Three Trio in 1945. ... ”(McComb) While on tour with The Big Three he met Leonard and Phil Chess, Willie’s talents for reading, writing, arranging and composing music is what caught the attention of the Chess brothers. ... (McComb) In 1954 Muddy Waters came to Chess Records and recorded Willie’s song “Hoochie Coochie Man,” and that song was Willie’s first major success at Chess. The Chess brothers soon realized how important Willie was their empire. In 1955 Willie penned the song “My Babe,” it was recorded by Little Walter and went on to top the R&B charts. After several years of frustrations at Chess due to his inability to perform(although he did play bass on the Chuck Berry classic “Maybellene”) along with the fact that money became an bigger issue as his family grew, at the end of 1956 Willie left Chess Records.(Dixon 1989, p. ... “Cobra was also the place where Willie Dixon, for the first time, had full creative control over his blues sessions. ... ”(Dixon 1989, p.103) Willie was quite pleased with his current situation, however, “after fathering seven children, his relationship with Elenora had grown increasingly frosty and he had met and fallen in love with Marie Booker.
Approximate Word count = 1839
Approximate Pages = 7.4
(250 words per page double spaced)
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