I Am The Blues

Recensione

Dixon revisits seasoned originals…succeeding in investing them with an effortlessly mellow and, at times, celebratory after-hours feel - **** – Record Collector, January 2009

He is the blues. These are some of the reasons why. 8/10. –Classic Rock, January 2009

Descrizione

Brani

1.Back door man 2.I can’t quit you 3.The seventh son 4.Spoonful 5.I ain’t supertitous 6.You shook me 7.I’m your Hoochie Coochie Man 8.The little red rooster 9.The same thing

L’artista

Chicago Bluesman Willie Dixon was perhaps best known for his songwriting. He wrote or co-wrote over 500 songs and his songs have been recorded by some of the best-known blues musicians of his era, including Muddy Waters, Howlin’ Wolf, Little Walter and Buddy Guy. Later, his songs were popularized by groups, such as The Rolling Stones, The Doors, Cream and Led Zeppelin, whose ‘Whole Lotta Love’ was loosely based on Dixon’s ‘You Need Love’. On this 1970 LP, the quintessential blues songwriter performs his own tunes - every one a classic: ‘I’m Your Hoochie Coochie Man’, ‘The Little Red Rooster’, ‘Spoonful’ and of course ‘Back Door Man’. Long overdue, the album was inducted into the Blues Hall of Fame in 1986, whereas Willie Dixon was posthumously inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1994.