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    Willie Dixon is a man cursed. He's written many classic blues songs ("I'm Your Hoochie Coochie Man," "Little Red Rooster," "I Just Wanna Make Love to You"); an accomplished bassist, he perfected the walking bass line. His own records, though, have been mixed bags: an adequate but routine singer, he'...

    1988 RS: 3of 5 Stars

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Without ever establishing a style as distinctive as those of the artists with whom he worked, Willie Dixon became one of the architects of urban blues on the strength of his skills as a songwriter, bandleader, musician, arranger, producer, and diplomat. In these roles, Dixon reigned supreme at Chess Records in the 1950s and early 1960s, when he worked in one capacity or another with every signific...

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