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Willie Dixon, born on July 1, 1915, in Chicago, Illinois, was an influential American blues musician, songwriter, and record producer. His musical career spanned over half a century and had a profound impact on the development of blues music.

I am the blues: the Willie Dixon story

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Ifs Giving Mind Live Life Hawks Touch Me

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“The blues are the roots and the other musics are the fruits”

Roots Fruit

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“I hadn't been exposed to music except in church. They used to have me singing a solo when I was five years old.”

Years Used Church Five Singing Five Years Exposed Solo Five Year Olds

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“Sonny Boy Williamson (II) was a beautiful guy, a straight guy... (but) he was always raising hell one way or another, so you never could tell if he was drunk or sober.”

Ifs Way Beautiful Guy Boys Hell Drunk One Way Sober Raising Hell

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“I feel like the blues is actually some kind of documentary of the past and the present - and something to give people inspiration for the future.”

People Giving Feels Kind Inspiration Past Documentaries

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“People have been brainwashed into believing that it's got to be down or it wouldn't be blues. But it's not so. It's got to be a fact or it wouldn't be blues.”

People Believe Has Beens Facts Songwriting Brainwashed

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“The whole of life itself expresses the blues. That's why I always say the blues are the true facts of life expressed in words and song, inspiration, feeling and understanding. The blues can be about anything pertaining to the facts of life. The blues call on God as much as a spiritual song do.”

Facts Feelings Song Understanding Facts Of Life Blues Music Jazz And Blues True Fact

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“The blues is the roots, the rest is the fruits.”

Roots Fruit

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“The blues are the roots and the other musics are the fruits. It's better keeping the roots alive, because it means better fruits from now on. The blues are the roots of all American music. As long as American music survives, so will the blues.”

Mean Long Music Alive Musician Roots Fruit American Culture American Music Blues Music

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“According to Biblical history and all of the history of the world, the blues was built in man from the beginning. The first thing that came out of man is the blues because, according to the Scriptures, when God made man, man was lonesome and blue.”

Men World Firsts Made Built Blue Scripture Biblical World History Lonesome

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“The blues will always be because the blues are the roots of all American music.”

Roots American Music

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“Mose Allison is a beautiful musician.”

Beautiful Musician Moses Allison

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“A bad rendition of you is better than a good rendition of somebody else.”

Guitar

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“It could be a spoonful of diamonds, could be a spoonful of gold. Just a little spoon of your precious love satisfies my soul.”

Littles Soul Song Gold My Soul Diamond Spoons Precious Love

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“The world has made everything else and still it can't make peace. And the reason it can't make peace is because of the evil, ignorance and stupidity. I have songs that explain these facts. And that's the blues.”

World Made Stills Reason Facts Song Evil Ignorance Stupidity Making Peace

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“The blues has been the foundation of all other American music since the beginning.”

Has Beens America Foundation American Music

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“I don't want you to cook my bread, I don't want you to make my bed. I don't want you to because I'm sad and blue, I just want to make love to you.”

Want Sadness Bed Blue Bread Cooks Making Love I'm Sad

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About the Author

Born: July 1, 1915
Died: January 29, 1992
Known for: Musician
Quotes: 17

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