I Am The Blues (A Da Capo paperback)

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These are only some of Willie Dixon’s contributions to blues, R&B, and rock’n’roll—songs performed by artists as various because the Rolling Stones, Howlin’ Wolf, Muddy Waters, ZZ Best, the Doors, Sonny Boy Williamson, the Grateful Dead, Van Morrison, Megadeth, Eric Clapton, Let Zepplin, Tesla, Elvis Presley, Chuck Berry, Stevie Ray Vaughan, and Jeff Healey.I Am the Blues captures Willie Dixon’s inimitable voice and character as he tells his life story: the segregation of Visksburg Mississippi, where Dixon grew up; the jail farm from which he escaped after which hoboed his manner north as a youngster; his equal-rights-based totally 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 formed the definitive Chicago blues sound of Chess Records; and his legal battles to recapture the rights to his historic catalog of songs.
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