I am the Blues: The Willie Dixon Story
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- Synopsis
- I Am The Blues captures Willie Dixon's inimitable voice and character as he tells his life story: the segregation of Vicksburg, Mississippi, where Dixon grew up, the prison farm from which he escaped and then hoboed his way north as a teenager, his equal-rights-based draft refusal in 1942, his work--as songwriter, bassist, producer, and arranger--with Muddy Waters, Howlin' Wolf, Little Walter, Bo Diddley, and Chuck Berry which shaped the definitive Chicago blues sound of Chess Records: and his legal battles to recapture the rites to his historic catalog of songs. Don Snowden has supplemented Dixon's reflections with interviews with other performers and Chess insiders. In the Appendixes, Snowden gives a comprehensive discography and a list of the major artists who have recorded Dixon's songs.
- Copyright:
- 1989
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Excellent
- Book Size:
- 278 Pages
- ISBN-13:
- 9780306804151
- Publisher:
- Da Capo Press
- Date of Addition:
- 01/12/23
- Copyrighted By:
- Willie Dixon, Don Snowden
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- Yes
- Categories:
- History, Nonfiction, Biographies and Memoirs, Music
- Submitted By:
- BookLady
- Proofread By:
- Barbara Baker
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.
- With:
- Don Snowden
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