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William James "Willie" Dixon (July 1, 1915 – January 29, 1992) was an American blues musician, vocalist, songwriter, arranger and record producer. 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, and a posthumous duet with Colin James.
Actors: Gabrielle Union (actress), Beyoncé Knowles (producer), Emmanuelle Chriqui (actress), Elvis Presley (actor), Jeffrey Wright (actor), Beyoncé Knowles (actress), Mos Def (actor), Jay O. Sanders (actor), Eric Bogosian (actor), Cedric the Entertainer (actor), Vincent D'Onofrio (actor), Norman Reedus (actor), Adrien Brody (actor), Terence Blanchard (composer), Marc Levin (producer),
Plot: In this tale of sex, violence, race, and rock and roll in 1950s Chicago, "Cadillac Records" follows the exciting but turbulent lives of some of America's musical legends, including Muddy Waters, Leonard Chess, Little Walter, Howlin' Wolf, Etta James and Chuck Berry.
Keywords: 1950s, african-american, african-american-music, arson, band, bankruptcy, bathtub, bigotry, billboard-magazine, blues-musicActors: J.D. Evermore (actor), Elton LeBlanc (actor), JoAnn Fregalette Jansen (miscellaneous crew), Charlie French (miscellaneous crew), Joe Chrest (actor), Jeff Beal (composer), Jay Oliver (actor), Logan Douglas Smith (actor), Emily D. Haley (actress), Cynthia LeBlanc (actress), Marcus Lyle Brown (actor), Rus Blackwell (actor), Kevin Lorio (miscellaneous crew), Les Alexander (producer), Hunter McGregor (actor),
Genres: Drama,Actors: Ron Gilbert (actor), Anthony Geary (actor), Bill Erwin (actor), Arlene Dahl (actress), Lorenzo Lamas (actor), Lorenzo Lamas (producer), Ken Foree (actor), James Lew (actor), Andre Rosey Brown (actor), Kathleen Kinmont (actress), Jeff Imada (actor), Robin Antin (actress), Ed Tomney (composer), Thomas Ian Griffith (writer), Thomas Ian Griffith (producer),
Plot: Miles Keane pays the debts for his dancing bar back by illegal fighting. When his debt is paid, he refuses further collaboration. But the fight mafia forces him to continue by threating his mother,the murder of his former lover Joy and kidnapping his girlfriend Katherine Pierce. After the last fight the mafia plans also to kill Miles and Katherine.
Keywords: bare-knuckle-boxing, bare-knuckle-fighting, beating, blackmail, boxer, boxing, boyfriend-girlfriend-relationship, brawl, combat, danceNow, when you see two dogs
Nawin' on the same bone
It ain't no growlin'
An a-fightin' goin' on
They got a good understandin'
Yes, they got a good understandin'
You know a good understandin
Can make ev'rything alright
(sax & instrumental)
Now, when the lamb and the lion
Can lay side by side
An rover lick the tom cat
In his eye
They got a good understandin'
Yes, they got a good understandin'
You know a good understandin
Can make ev'rything alright
Yes, a good understandin
Can-a make ev'rything alright.