Willie Dixon (born July 1, 1915, Vicksburg, Miss., U.S.-died Jan. 29, 1992, Burbank, Calif.) was a U.S. musician who influenced the emergence of electric blues and rock music. In 1936 Dixon moved from his native Mississippi to Chicago, won an Illinois Golden Gloves boxing championship, and began selling his songs. He played double bass in several bands before joining Chess Records. His lively compositions, which he sold for as little as $30, included “Little Red Rooster...
These are photos from concerts where Willie Dixon played, so they may be of other bands that played the concert as well.
Sunnyland Slim / Willie Dixon / Big Walter Horton / Johnny Shines / S P Leary Sep 26 - Oct 4, 1969 Los Angeles, California, United States Uploaded by Sundae