HOW THE BLUES EXPLODED AND WHY IT'S BACK AGAIN WILLIE DIXON
The producer, bassist and immensely prolific songwriter was responsible for some of the blues’ – and popular music’s – most enduring hits. GETTY Ever had a browse through Willie Dixon’s songwriting credits? It’s a sobering experience. A Rosetta Stone of popular music, it’s crammed with hits that anyone with half a grasp of blues, soul, rock, pop and even punk history will recognise: You Shook Me, I Just Want To Make Love To You, Hoochie Coochie Man, Bring It On Home, Talk To Me Baby, Whole Lotta Love (co-credited to Led Zeppelin), I Can’t Quit You Baby, Evil… songs that have been immortalised by Zeppelin, Fleetwood Mac, Muddy Waters, Etta James, the Sensational Alex Harvey Band, Canned Heat, UFO,…