Willie Dixon's Bass on Ebay Discussion in 'Basses [DB]' started by mchildree, Mar 7, 2005. 1892). Bach and Handel often employed Basso Continuo in their music, with the bass and cello called upon to play the line, while sometimes a wind instrument, such as the bassoon, was added to solidify the sound. 5,414 views, added to favorites 38 times. We’ll get there, trust me. In 1953, Willie Dixon was just an office assistant at Chess Records, an up-and-coming indie blues label on the South Side of Chicago. It continues with "The Five Breezes" (1940), "The Big Three" (beginning in the 1940's, a set of this group's music was released by Columbia), and Dixon with the fine vocalist/pianist Memphis Slim in … Download Pdf. In 1936 Dixon moved from his native Mississippi to Chicago, won an Illinois Golden Gloves boxing championship, and began selling his songs. The Basso Continuo would outline chords tones from the prevailing harmony, while the actual block chords were played by a keyboard instrument – most often the harpsichord, where the performer would sometimes improvise over the chord changes, much like a jazz pianist. Willie Dixon was born on July 1, 1915, in Vicksburg, Mississippi. 1890), and George Murphy ‘Pops’ Foster (bn. Exercises, Learn Just keep on walking, man. Back Door Man bass tab by Willie Dixon. Made Easy, Common As long as we don’t walk so fast, all we gotta do is make sure we stay on the sidewalk. By the late ‘40s, Dixon played his first recording session for Aristocrat Records, a label that would soon become Chess Records in 1950. His powdered wig flying to and fro, as the flock in the pews rocked back and forth; the sound of tempestuous pipe organ filling the room, his left hand laying down the law, the right taking off into tonal flights of extravagant fancy… All this before the hopelessly ignorant cart him off to the slammer with its three hot’s and a cot, before posting bail. He had worked for Frank's Foundry, and later owned an auto mechanic shop with his son. What follows is a short history on where the walk likely arrived on the scene, with jazz at least. Fixes, Foolproof Willie Dixon’s Walking the Blues comes to mind as a good example. We’ll just keep on walking anyway. William James "Willie" Dixon (July 1, 1915 – January 29, 1992) was an American blues musician, singer, songwriter and bass player. If we take all of this into consideration, it is a safe bet that it spontaneously evolved at the same time, with a number of current players on the scene, much the same way the telephone came into being with the successful experiments by Alexander Graham Bell, Thomas Watson, and Antonio Meucci; men that did not necessarily know each other at the time, but held the same vision of invention. When he finally came around to doing some personal recording for himself, he recorded his own Walking the Blues, which found his vast skill as a songwriter striking gold once again on the top ten R&B charts. Songs like, I’m your Hootchie Coochie Man, for Muddy Waters. So much of the vocabulary of modern electric bass playing has it's roots in Chicago Blues. Willie Dixon tabs, chords, guitar, bass, ukulele chords, power tabs and guitar pro tabs including back door man, i aint superstitious, violent love, you shook me Bass tablature for Willie Dixon Solo by Misc. Little Walter and His Jukes, with Dixon on bass, recorded My Babe, and proved to be Dixon’s biggest hit of 1955. We’ve got all day, so take your time. Legendary blues performer, songwriter, and producer who was a key architect of the sound of Chicago blues in the 1940s and '50s. Dixon would continue to compose numerous hits throughout the 1960s that would become staples in the rock-and-roll canon. The collection begins ("The Performer") with Dixon playing bass as a member of "The Four Jumps of Jive", in 1945. Let’s get moving, steady now. Mistakes, Easy Tuning: E A D G. Author Unregistered. My Mother-in-law is always there, if you know what I mean. There are also two other cover versions on this album, "I'm ready" from Willie Dixon and "Ain't no Tellin" from John Hurt, where TRUTH AND JANEY are showing us their love for the Bluesrock, like almost every trio in the 70's but they were more heavier.Aside of this album, you can also get the live vinyl bootleg "All Sold Out Now! bass chords, Scales Whoa, hold on a minute, I almost forgot … I mean … I hope my old lady is home when I get there. View credits, reviews, tracks and shop for the 1988 CD release of "The Chess Box" on Discogs. While Dixon was scoring major hits for other artists during this period, his own pursuits as a recording artist were, for the most part, abandoned. Blues, Play Willie Dixon is an American blues legend who for more than forty years loomed in the vanguard of the Chicago blues scene. [Pauses to wipe his brow] Man, is it hot today. 4,449 views, added to favorites 69 times. Made Simple, Beginner CHD2 16500; CD). Author Neckwringer [a] 142,429. Willie was born on Aug. 9, 1952, in Louisville, Miss., the son of Bud Zachary and Hermice (Cooper) Dixon. Jazz bass lines are usually delivered by the acoustic or electric bass, and have their roots in Boogie-Woogie, a style derived from swing. He will most likely never be known much for his bass playing, but rather because he was arguably the preeminent blues lyricist of the post-war era, an activist and agitator for the rights of musicians of the folk tradition, and the guiding spirit of one of this country's greatest independent record labels (Chess). His duties ranged from playing upright bass … 1872), Steve Brown (bn. But composers were using the “walk” as far back as the 17th and 18th Centuries. The Chess Box, a Compilation of songs by Willie Dixon. It’s likely safe to say when we think of walking bass lines, jazz readily comes to mind. Made Easy, Common Maybe it went something like this – using the actual lyrics to the song (in bold print): Man, you need to slow down. John Lindsay (bn. If I were forced choose, Pops may be the one to bet on, since he has been noted to be the first to use un-syncopated quarter notes on the beats. Genres: Chicago Blues, Blues. Willie Dixon had been performing in vocals groups in Chicago but had not taken music seriously. That steady footstep beat is the rhythm of music. [Sits down on a nearby park bench] Just sit and be quiet for a moment, because when you walk the blues, that’s the only way to relax, but not for long. Other artists and groups from diverse genres as country and heavy metal combed the Dixon catalog for gold nuggets: Hank Williams Junior performed You Can’t Judge a Book by the Cover, and I Ain’t Superstitious on Megadeth’s platinum scorcher Peace Sells… But Who’s Buying? He learned how to play the bass and guitar. He played bass for all the people that recorded at Chess Studios—not just the blues guys that you would expect, but also rock and roll artists, including the classic recordings of Chuck Berry and Bo Diddley. He started his career as a heavyweight boxer in Chicago, but switched to music and played bass, part of the time as a house musician. Dixon was a multi-talented man, but his lasting legacy and by far the most important are the the numerous blues songs he composed throughout his career. Willie Dixon - … In June 1960, Willie Dixon went into the studio with Howlin’ Wolf to play bass on some songs he had written for the gravel-voiced Blues icon. Page 2 of 3 < Prev 1 2 3 Next > Mar 14, 2005 #21. hdiddy Official Forum Flunkee Supporting Member. It took Leonard Caston, who he met at a boxing gym to convince him to take music as a career. The song kicks off with a superbly funky, straight time bass groove that leaves space for the snare accents on the upbeats. They cut ‘Wang-Dang Doodle’, ‘Back Door Man’ and ‘Spoonful’, all Blues classics that would have guaranteed their writer legendary status if they were produced in one lifetime, not one session. BBT's Official "ThunderBassistJay" Thread! Man, all this walking. The lines were basically arpeggios exploiting the root/third/fifth relationship of triads. Not yet rated. The exception is blues pioneer Willie Dixon’s contribution, “Dustin’ Off The Bass,” which he wrote thirty years ago. Now watch this. While on staff at Chess Records, Dixon produced, arranged, and played bass on sessions for Chuck Berry, Muddy Waters, Howlin’ Wolf, Litter Walter, Sonny Boy Williamson II, and others. Moreover, Dixon is a towering figure in the history and creation of Chicago Blues on other fronts. This article was published in #Issue 19 in summer 2016. Like Flea, Finger That is walking the blues, just walking, man; it provides that drive, the rhythm, and the foundation the blues is built upon – That’s what I call glidin’ low. I’m going to take a few steps. But so what? Blues, Play 1 contributor total, last edit on Jun 08, 2020. With his bass voice, Dixon later joined a group organized by Phelps, the Union Jubilee Singers, who appeared on local radio. Vicksburg was a lively town located on the Mississippi River midway between New Orleans and Memphis. This was followed by I’m Your Hootchie Coochie Man, which would become his biggest hit of his career, reaching the top ten in 1954. “Back Door Man,” (Willie Dixon: Poet Of The Blues) With Dixon’s growling vocals and powerful lyrics, there’s no doubt that this is one of the great blues standards. The Seventh Son, Wang Dang a Doodle, are like all the others just mentioned; two more classic examples of tunes that have become standards for emerging rock-and-rollers. Bass guitar and backing vocals are done by Rick "Steel Reserve" Wilson. Imagine the soles of your feet walking along the road, nice and steady, nothing to hectic, just walking along. Made Simple, Beginner Bass Lines, Funk Bass Lines, Funk bass chords, Scales Difficulty: intermediate. The songs " You Shook Me " and " I'm Your Hoochie Coochie Man " were first recorded by Muddy Waters. But it was not until December of 1952 that Dixon became a full-time employee of Chess and would soon score his first success as a writer/arranger with the song Third Degree, a tune recorded by Eddie Boyd that went on to score a Top Ten R&B hit in 1953. He was one of the founders of Chicago blues. Mistakes. Designed by Elegant Themes | Powered by WordPress, Peavey David Ellefson ReValver Artist Bundle. What remains to be written about Willie Dixon? Walter Page (bn. Posted by John Cipiti | Apr 25, 2018 | Columns, Great Moments In Rock-n-Roll | 0 |. He wrote a lot of songs which are still standards of Chicago blues. The line-up is completed by Freddie Robinson on second guitar, Otis Spann on piano, Fred Below on drums and Willie Dixon on double bass. [Pauses, shielding his eyes from the bright sunshine] I hope she is home … I mean my wife. Well, they weren’t exactly calling it the “walk,” because they called it Basso Continuo for bass lines that sauntered through their harmonic progressions. Your Fretboard, Foolproof He worked as a band leader, producer, talent scout, A&R man, music publisher, singer, bassist, and is best known for his work with Chess Records. Elvis Presley, and Ricky Nelson were two of the earliest rockers covering a Dixon song, followed by The Rolling Stones, Led Zeppelin, The Doors, Humble Pie, Foghat, and the R&B group the Pointer Sisters. In this course you will learn 25 Classic Chicago Blues Bass Grooves that not only help you learn some essential bass patterns, but are darn fun to play as well.. Brian Emmel your instructor has … All you got to do if you want to get the beat and keep it steady is put one foot in the front of the other. It was a combination of accompaniment styles that evolved with lines played on the double bass in regular quarters notes in a 4/4-meter, with pitches usually moving in whole and half steps, or in patterns not restricted to tones of the principal harmony. The vast number of artists who have covered a Willie Dixon song speaks to the value of that music and the timeless quality it has evoked through the years. Someone in the congregation must have yelled, “Take it on home, Johann!” And that was it. I make no claims in asserting that this is the final say on the matter, or that I have exhausted all of the prospects. Dixon grabbed hold of a bass in 1939 and became a member of the Five Breezes, and in the following year would record for Bluebird Records. Do you notice how the tempo stays the same? Trying to figure out who first performed the “walk” in 20th Century popular music, and especially jazz, has turned out to be a lesson in futility; archeology with tweezers and toothpicks. Along the way, he served a couple stretches on Mississippi prison farms. "I Ain't Superstitious" was recorded in December 1961 with Howlin' Wolf, Hubert Sumlin, and Jimmy Rogers on guitar, Henry Gray on piano, Willie Dixon on bass, and Sam Lay on drums. Walking bass lines are like that. No one performer invented the walking bass style. Bass Tabs for "Sur la planche" by La Femme, Practice routine generator - Music Discipline. Mar 16, 2004 Richmond, CA. He worked as a band leader, producer, talent scout, A&R man, music publisher, singer, bassist, and is best known for his work with Chess Records. Your Fretboard, Tone Willie Dixon is an American blues legend who for more than forty years loomed in the vanguard of the Chicago blues scene. He even supplied Howlin’ Wolf with the classic “Spoonful,” and least of all, Evil, for Sonny Boy Williamson. I always find this hilarious, but did you know Bach was arrested for improvising during a church service and sent to the big house for a night? Last edit on Mar 18, 2015. Released in 1988 on Chess (catalog no. The lines were usually simple, with a liberal amount of repetitiveness outlining chord tones, while making sure to never repeat a note. Stay up-to-date with all our recent articles, podcasts and more. It doesn’t matter how fast you go, just take the first step and keep on walking. Ibanez SRMD200 Mezzo & AFR4FMP Affirma Bass Guitar... Jam Origin MIDI Guitar 2 and MIDI Bass Real-Time Audio-... 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She was supposed to … oh … anyway, those bass lines have been around for centuries, man, from Bach to that Bluegrass they’ve been playing up in those hills. Freddie Cunningham (lead vocals) and James Williams (bass, vocals) first played together as a pick-up band, but both recognized their chemistry and Root Doctor was born. Exercises, Learn Dixon eventually made his way to Chicago, where he won the Illinois State Golden Gloves Heavyweight Championship. Anyway, one step is like a pulse, sort of like a beat of music, if you follow me. 1894), and William Braud were revered by Page as his biggest influence, are two others to keep under consideration. Dixon sang bass in a local gospel quartet. By the 1930s, the style was in common use, since by then, the bass began replacing the tuba as the sole instrument sounding the bass harmony. 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