Willie's Blues is Willie Dixon's debut album, released in 1959. Given almost equal credit on the album was his piano accompanist, Memphis Slim, who played...
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"Blind Willie's Blues," a documentary about McTell, arranged to have a gravestone erected on his resting place. The name given on his stone is Willie Samuel...
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William James Dixon (July 1, 1915 – January 29, 1992) was an American blues musician, vocalist, songwriter, arranger and record producer. He was proficient...
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Hamilton in 1968. In 1959, he recorded backing Willie Dixon on the latter's first album, Willie's Blues. After leaving the Duke Ellington Orchestra in...
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to perform in the Jesse Miller Band. Johnson played on Willie Dixon's debut album, Willie's Blues. He subsequently played alongside Count Basie, and was...
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current jobs. Willie runs a strip club and joins after it is burned down by the Russian mafia because Elwood enlisted the help of Willie's barman, "Mighty"...
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Retrieved January 26, 2015. Hall, Michael (May 1, 2008). "Willie's God! Willie's God! We Love Willie!". Texas Monthly. Retrieved April 12, 2011. Hall, Michael...
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is a talented blues singer and his father, Buster, a skilled guitarist. Bayou's older brother, and his father's favorite son, Willie Earl is a natural...
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"Willie's Boogie Medley" sample Audio sample of "Willie's Boogie Medley", recorded August 1949, Houston, Texas Problems playing this file? See media help...
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They include: "Last Night" by the Blues Brothers Band - plays when Elwood and Buster drive through the city, to Willie's Strip Club "Gumpstumper" by Ben...
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jointly by his grounding in gospel and Junior Parker's recordings, Blues Boy Willie's songwriting has produced gritty songs, including "Be Who?", "Injustice"...
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subgenres. Blues subgenres include country blues, Delta blues and Piedmont blues, as well as urban blues styles such as Chicago blues and West Coast blues. World...
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recollection, Willie's father had violently confronted Willie's stepmother about her infidelity, and during the argument she splashed Willie with a caustic...
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Crossroads (1986 film) (category Blues films)
then Willie gets his soul back. If Eugene loses, then Eugene too forfeits his soul. Despite Willie's protests, Eugene agrees to the deal. Willie and Eugene...
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Memphis Slim (category American blues pianists)
My Baby", "Rockin' the Blues", "Steppin' Out", and "Slim's Blues". In December 1959, Willie Dixon's debut album, Willie's Blues, was released. Memphis...
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works of fiction and the writer-producer of the documentary film "Blind Willie's Blues," was born in Northumberland in 1950 and resided there until he was...
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Willie Clarence Hall (born August 8, 1950) is an American drummer best known for his work with Isaac Hayes and as a member of the Blues Brothers band...
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Willie Mabon 1949–1954 (Classics 'Blues & Rhythm' series, 2005) I'm the Fixer (The Best of the USA Records Sessions) (Fuel 2000, 2013) Willie's Blues:...
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going about the rooftops, the player enters Willie's Club, where Mac is being held captive. After defeating Willie, Mac says that Buster has escaped to the...
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Willie Lee Brown (1899 or August 6, 1900 – December 30, 1952) was an American blues guitar player and vocalist. He performed and recorded with other blues...
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Records, which also included "She Could Toodle-Oo" and "Hambone Willie's Dreamy-Eyed Woman's Blues." Through Newbern was reputedly hot-tempered, reports that...
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American blues songs. They typically recreated electric Chicago blues songs, such as those by Willie Dixon, Muddy Waters, and Jimmy Reed, at faster tempos and...
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Rockers, was changed to "The All Stars." Walker's style was inspired by jump blues and early R&B, particularly players like Louis Jordan, Earl Bostic, and...
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Rhythm and blues, frequently abbreviated as R&B or R'n'B, is a genre of popular music that originated within African-American communities in the 1940s...
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Willie Dixon was a Chicago blues artist, perhaps best known for his songwriting. He wrote or co-wrote over 500 songs and his work has been recorded by...
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Grammy Award-winning harmonica player who was a former member of Willie's Chicago Blues Allstars, and marks the debut as a front man for Lewis "Big Lew"...
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Need Your Love So Bad (category Blues songs)
and eventually finished it off. Clearly, Willie's indelible stamp is on that tune, and Mertis restored Willie's name as co-writer in 2008. The American...
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memorabilia", along with Willie Nelson memorabilia. Willie's Place had about 80 employees. The processing plant at Willie's Place processed over two million...
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The Blues Brothers is a 1980 American musical action comedy film directed by John Landis. It stars John Belushi as "Joliet" Jake Blues and Dan Aykroyd...
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McVie (bass guitar). The Chicago blues musicians who played at this session were Otis Spann (piano, vocals), Willie Dixon (upright bass), Shakey Horton...
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