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