Is there another more responsible for the blues as we know them than Willie Dixon? A songwriter and musician without peer, Willie wrote blues standard after blues standard. Not only did his songs become career-making hits for the likes of Muddy Waters, Howlin' Wolf, Little Walter and Otis Rush, among others, but it inspired another generation of musicians including the Rolling Stones, the Yardbirds, Cream and Led Zeppelin, to name just a few.
Read MoreCatalog # : MOVLP1484 | Format : 2 LP, 180 gram | Releasedate : June 27 2016 |
Barcode : 8718469539765 | Sleeve : Gatefold | Original Release : 1998 |
Is there another more responsible for the blues as we know them than Willie Dixon? A songwriter and musician without peer, Willie wrote blues standard after blues standard. Not only did his songs become career-making hits for the likes of Muddy Waters, Howlin' Wolf, Little Walter and Otis Rush, among others, but it inspired another generation of musicians including the Rolling Stones, the Yardbirds, Cream and Led Zeppelin, to name just a few.
Poet Of The Blues, available on vinyl for the first time, features 21 classic Dixon songs.
Besides his well-known songs, recorded in the early 70s, this compilation contains the classic 1947-1952 Big Three sessions. These recordings prove the most interesting historically.
Side A1. Back Door Man2. I Can't Quit You Baby 3. The Seventh Son 4. Spoonful |
Side B1. I Ain't Superstitious2. You Shook Me 3. I'm Your Hoochie Coochie Man 4. Little Red Rooster 5. The Same Thing |
Side C1. Big 3 Stomp2. Tell That Woman 3. I Ain't Gonna Be Your Monkey Man 4. It's All Over Now 5. You Don't Love Me No More 6. If The Sea Was Whiskey |
Side D1. O.C. Bounce2. Money Tree Blues 3. No One To Love Me 4. Cool Kind Woman Blues 5. Juice-Head Bartender 6. Signifying Monkey |