Willie Dixon - I Am the Blues

Artist:

Dixon, Willie

UPC:

886972387222

See Also:

Walker, T-Bone King, Albert Lenoir, J.B. Willie Dixon/Memphis Slim - In Paris Various Artists - The Songs Of Willie Dixon

Description:

Personnel: Willie Dixon (vocals, bass); Johnny Shines (guitar); Walter "Shakey" Horton (harmonica); Sunnyland Slim, Lafayette Leake (piano); Clifton James (drums).
Reissue producer: Lawrence Cohn.
Includes liner notes by Pete Welding.
Digitally remastered by David Mitson (Sony Music Studios, Los Angeles).
This is part of Legacy`s Roots N` Blues series.
Titling an album I AM THE BLUES might seen like an unseemly boast, but if there is anyone in blues history who can stand up to that piece of bravura, it`s Willie Dixon. Over the course of his career, and in particular during his tenure at Chess Records in the `50s and `60s, he produced most of the best work of Muddy Waters, Howlin` Wolf, and a host of other greats. He also penned a suitcase full of tunes that defined Chicago blues, easily the most influential strand of the blues in the post-war era.
Here, he tears into nine of them along with his crack band of Chicago All-Stars, including phenomenal blues harmonica player Shaky Jake. The result is as close to a blues master class as you`re likely to hear.

Track Listing:

DISC 1

1. Back Door Man
2. I Can`t Quit You, Baby
3. Seventh Son, The
4. Spoonful
5. I Ain`t Superstitious
6. You Shook Me
7. I`m Your Hoochie Coochie Man
8. Little Red Rooster, The
9. Same Thing, The

Album Information

Type:

Performer

Genre:

Blues

Subgenre:

Chicago Blues

Label:

Legacy

Catalog Number:

53627

Original Release Year:

1970

# of Discs:

1

SPARS Coding:

AAD

Studio/Live:

Studio

Mono/Stereo:

Stereo

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