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Willie Dixon
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American blues musician (1915–1992)
OverviewAI-generated
Willie Dixon was a US singer-songwriter and blues artist active from 1939 to 1992. Recognized in the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame collection, he is associated with the blues, Chicago Blues, jazz, and Root Blues genres. His notable works include "Baby please come home," "I am the blues," and "Willie Dixon - The Master Blues Composer."
Dixon’s music has been played 1,364,015 times on Last.fm, where he has 205,122 listeners. He is quoted as saying, "The blues is the roots; everything else is the fruits," and "I am the blues. The whole world knows I've been mistreated and misused." He was born in 1915 and died on January 29, 1992.
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Family name
- Dixon
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Vicksburg
- Place of death
- Burbank
- Occupation
- music arranger
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Genre
- Chicago blues
- Instrument
- bass
- Record label
- Checker
- Sport
- boxing
- Country for sport
- United States
- Official website
- www.willie-dixon.com
- Image
- Willie Dixon.jpg
Show 10 more facts
- date of birth
- 1915-07-01
- date of death
- 1992-01-29
- Commons category
- Willie Dixon
- start of work period
- 1939-00-00
- birth name
- William James Dixon
- name in native language
- Willie Dixon
- copyright representative
- Broadcast Music, Inc.
- end of work period
- 1992-00-00
- ethnic group
- African Americans
- social media followers
- 8280
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