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Willie Dixon

real name William James Dixon

Vicksburg, United States · 1915-07-01 – 1992-01-29

Willie Dixon is credited on 15,055 releases across 3,588 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1952–2026 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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15,055

Credits

3,588

Albums

8

Decades active

3,415

In collections

Biography

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American blues bassist, vocalist, songwriter, arranger and record producer, born 1 July 1915 in Vicksburg, Mississippi, USA, died 29 January 1992 in Burbank, California, USA.
Inducted into The Blues Foundation Hall of Fame in 1980.
Inducted into the Rock And Roll Hall of Fame in 1994 (Early Influence).
Inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2015.
Often miscredited for writing "Big Boss Man" instead of Luther Dixon because he played bass on the Jimmy Reed's recording.
Married to Marie Booker / Marie Dixon

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Credited work

15,055 releases · 3,588 albums · active 1952–2026

  • Performance · 23,972
  • Other credits · 386
  • Production · 358
  • Engineering · 9

Studios: Ter Mar Studios · Regent Sound Studios · Olympic Studios · Chess Studios

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