Willie Dixon
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| - | The credits for [[Led Zeppelin]]'s ''[[Led Zeppelin II]]'' were the subject of some debate after the album's release. The prelude to "[[Bring It On Home]]" is a cover of [[Sonny Boy Williamson II|Sonny Boy Williamson]]'s "Bring It On Home" and drew comparisons with [[Willie Dixon]]'s "Bring It On Back". "[[Whole Lotta Love]]" shared some lyrics with Dixon's "You Need Love/Woman You Need Love", though the riff from the song was an original Jimmy Page composition. In the 1970s, Arc Music, the publishing arm of [[Chess Records]], brought a lawsuit against Led Zeppelin for [[copyright infringement]] over "Bring It On Home"; the case was settled out of court. Dixon himself did not benefit until he sued Arc Music to recover his [[royalties]] and [[copyright]]s. Sixteen years later, Dixon filed suit against Led Zeppelin over "Whole Lotta Love" and an [[out-of-court settlement]] was reached. Later pressings of ''Led Zeppelin II'' credit Dixon. Similarly, the "Lemon Song", from the same album, included an adaptation of Howlin' Wolf's "Killing Floor". The band and Chester Burnett reached an [[out-of-court settlement]] to give co-credit to the author of the original song. | ||
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| + | '''William James "Willie" Dixon''' ([[July 1]], [[1915]] – [[January 29]], [[1992]]) was a well-known [[United States|American]] [[blues]] [[bassist]], [[singer]], [[songwriter]], [[arranger]] and [[record producer]].<ref name="amg"/> His songs, including "[[Little Red Rooster]]", "[[Hoochie Coochie Man]]", "[[Evil (Howlin' Wolf song)|Evil]]", "[[Spoonful]]", "[[Back Door Man]]", "[[I Just Want to Make Love to You]]", "[[I Ain't Superstitious]]", "[[My Babe]]", "[[Wang Dang Doodle]]", and "[[Bring It on Home]]", written during the peak of [[Chess Records]], 1950-1965, and performed by [[Muddy Waters]], [[Howlin' Wolf]], and [[Little Walter]], influenced a worldwide generation of musicians. Next to Muddy Waters, he was the most influential person in shaping the post-World War II sound of the [[Chicago blues]]. He also was an important link between the blues and [[rock and roll]], working with [[Chuck Berry]] and [[Bo Diddley]] in the late-1950s, and his songs were covered by some of the biggest bands of the 1960s and 1970s, including [[Bob Dylan]], [[Cream (band)|Cream]], [[Led Zeppelin]], [[The Rolling Stones]], [[The Doors]], [[The Allman Brothers Band]], and the [[Grateful Dead]]. | ||
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William James "Willie" Dixon (July 1, 1915 – January 29, 1992) was a well-known American blues bassist, singer, songwriter, arranger and record producer.<ref name="amg"/> His songs, including "Little Red Rooster", "Hoochie Coochie Man", "Evil", "Spoonful", "Back Door Man", "I Just Want to Make Love to You", "I Ain't Superstitious", "My Babe", "Wang Dang Doodle", and "Bring It on Home", written during the peak of Chess Records, 1950-1965, and performed by Muddy Waters, Howlin' Wolf, and Little Walter, influenced a worldwide generation of musicians. Next to Muddy Waters, he was the most influential person in shaping the post-World War II sound of the Chicago blues. He also was an important link between the blues and rock and roll, working with Chuck Berry and Bo Diddley in the late-1950s, and his songs were covered by some of the biggest bands of the 1960s and 1970s, including Bob Dylan, Cream, Led Zeppelin, The Rolling Stones, The Doors, The Allman Brothers Band, and the Grateful Dead.
