Re: Happy Birthday, Blues Man!

I’m not blues fan enough to know if it’s fair, but Willie Dixon was more highly regarded as a songwriter than he was as a performer. I have his Chess Box, and a large percentage of the tracks are other artists’ versions rather than Dixon’s.

I do know that no one will ever do Dixon’s “Spoonful” better than Howlin’ Wolf, and no one should even try. I like this song so much I felt that it deserved a separate post rather than just a link in the comments.

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One Response to “Re: Happy Birthday, Blues Man!”

  1. Jason Austinite Says:
    July 1, 2008 at 10:10 PM | Reply

    As long as we’re gettin’ all bluesy up in this piece, I thought I’d share a few links to some of my favorite bluies tunes by the old masters:

    “Hoochie Coochie Man” – Muddy Waters

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VAjAc-mdJhI&feature=related

    I’m not a huge fan of Santana, but I always loved this collaboration:

    John Lee Hooker – “Chill Out”

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wv0NyWoO0R4

    Howlin’ Wolf – “Smokestack Lightnin’”

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_LNt5J0Cesc

    Lightnin’ Hopkins – “Mojo Hand”

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RNDJF4azgog&feature=related

    Lead Belly- any song, but here are three tunes:

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