The blues is the roots; everything else is the fruits. - Willie Dixon

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The blues is the roots; everything else is the fruits.

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About Willie Dixon

William James "Willie" Dixon (July 1, 1915 – January 29, 1992) was an American blues bassist, singer, songwriter, arranger and record producer. His songs, including "Little Red Rooster", "Hoochie Coochie Man", "Evil", "Spoonful", "Back Door Man", "I Just Want to Make Love to You", "I Ain't Superstitious", "My Babe", "Wang Dang Doodle", and "Bring It on Home", written during the peak of Chess Records (1950–1965), and performed by Muddy Waters, Howlin' Wolf, and Little Walter, influenced a worldwide generation of musicians.

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Birth Name: William James Dixon
Alternative Names: Willie James Dixon
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According to Biblical history and all of the history of the world, the blues was built in man from the beginning. The first thing that came out of man is the blues because, according to the Scriptures, when God made man, man was lonesome and blue.
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