A pretty good case could be made that the rough `n` tumble, electrified style of delta blues known all over the world as ”Chicago blues” might have been a mere musical footnote if not for Willie Dixon ...

”Willie`s up there just floatin` around, enjoyin` this,” said Ald. Dorothy Tillman (3rd) as Chicago began a two-day farewell Tuesday to blues legend Willie Dixon. Dixon would have no doubt been ...

Willie Dixon performing in Cary, Illinois in 1979. Photo by Len Carlson via Wikipedia. Reproduced under the Creative Commons License. Known as The Father of the Blues for the thick songbook of blues ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. CHICAGO — Chicago Blues Festival starts ...

Willie Dixon, who wrote blues standards and produced many classic blues albums, died of heart failure yesterday at St. Joseph Medical Center in Burbank, Calif. He was 76 and lived in southern ...

FAIRFIELD >> Anyone who knows anything about the blues knows that the late Willie Dixon, as a bass player, songwriter, producer and A&R guy for Chess Records, was about as influential and revered as ...

"Willie Dixon's work cannot be confined to his work as a composer, arranger, producer, and bass player. Over the course of his life and through his experience, he grew as a blues spokesperson into the ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. Jacqueline Dixon, President, and CEO of ...

CHICAGO, May 23, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Blues legend Willie Dixon's Blues Heaven Foundation, which occupies the hallowed ground of the world famous Chess Records building, at 2120 South Michigan Avenue, ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- The 32nd annual Chicago Blues Festival will honor Muddy Waters and Willie Dixon this summer, the mayor's office said. The blues fest will be held from June 12-14. Admission is free. A ...

For 30 years, Big Head Todd and the Monsters have made music that owes a debt to rootsier forbearers by blending jazz, blues and rock into a sound all their own. Their best-known tune, 1990’s ...