SIGNED Willie Dixon Chess Box Set 3 MINT LP Records Two Autographs Chicago Blues
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This is an amazing find. After years of picking I have found my Holy Grail piece. This is a Willie Dixon Chess Box set of three unplayed LPs. The cover box is autographed in Sharpie, as is the enclosed book. So two autographs from the legendary Willie Dixon! Frame one and put the other in a dark vault! Box is NM to excellent, a bit of shelf wear.
This came from a collection of records from a Detroit area Harmony House. Most of the sealed records had cards with Harmony House printed on them, inventory numbers and the year 1988. Dixon passed away in 1992. I have compared the signatures with photos of his autograph and they match. I will gladly send you those photos separately or give you links to where I found them (I just googled Willie Dixon autograph and found the signatures to match--please look yourself).
Please write for more information or additional photos.
William James "Willie" Dixon (July 1, 1915 – January 29, 1992) was an American blues musician, vocalist, songwriter, arranger and record producer.[1] A Grammy Award winner who was proficient on both the upright bass and the guitar and as a vocalist, Dixon is perhaps best known as one of the most prolific songwriters of his time. He is recognized as one of the founders of the Chicago blues sound. Dixon's songs have been recorded by countless musicians in many genres as well as by various ensembles in which he participated. A short list of the man's most famous compositions includes "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". These tunes were written during the peak of Chess Records, 1950–1965, and performed by Muddy Waters, Howlin' Wolf, and Little Walter, influencing 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. His songs were covered by some of the biggest artists of more recent times, including Styx, Bob Dylan, Cream, Jimi Hendrix, Led Zeppelin, Foghat, The Yardbirds, The Rolling Stones, Queen, Megadeth, The Doors, The Allman Brothers Band, Grateful Dead,[3] and a posthumous duet with Colin James.
