{"product_id":"i-am-the-blues-the-willie-dixon-story","title":"I Am the Blues: The Willie Dixon Story","description":"\u003cbody\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eTitle: \u003c\/b\u003eI Am the Blues: The Willie Dixon Story\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor: \u003c\/b\u003eWillie Dixon\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN: \u003c\/b\u003e0306804158\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/b\u003eDa Capo\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished: \u003c\/b\u003e1990\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding: \u003c\/b\u003ePaperback\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage: \u003c\/b\u003eEnglish\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eEdition: \u003c\/b\u003eReprint; Inscribed and Signed by Dixon\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNumber of Pages: \u003c\/b\u003e264\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Note: \u003c\/b\u003eModerate edge wear. Binding good. May have marking in text. We sometimes source from libraries. We ship in recyclable American-made mailers. 100% money-back guarantee on all orders.\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher Description: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003eThese are just a few of Willie Dixon's contributions to blues, R\u0026amp;B, and rock'n'roll--songs performed by artists as varied as the Rolling Stones, Howlin' Wolf, Muddy Waters, ZZ Top, the Doors, Sonny Boy Williamson, the Grateful Dead, Van Morrison, Megadeth, Eric Clapton, Let Zepplin, Tesla, Elvis Presley, Chuck Berry, Stevie Ray Vaughan, and Jeff Healey.\u003cem\u003eI Am the Blues\u003c\/em\u003e captures Willie Dixon's inimitable voice and character as he tells his life story: the segregation of Visksburg Mississippi, where Dixon grew up; the prison farm from which he escaped and then hoboed his way north as a teenager; his equal-rights-based draft refusal in 1942; his work--as songwriter bassist, producer, and arranger--with Muddy Waters, Howlin' Wolf, Little Walter, Bo Diddley, and Chuck Berry which shaped the definitive Chicago blues sound of Chess Records; and his legal battles to recapture the rights to his historic catalog of songs.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"Da Capo","offers":[{"title":"I Am the Blues: The Willie Dixon Story | Willie Dixon | Paperback | 0306804158 | Used: Good | 1784915","offer_id":67623917519000,"sku":"1784915","price":11.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0492\/1609\/4360\/files\/81QjQuir3gL.jpg?v=1790969483","url":"https:\/\/roundaboutbookstore.com\/products\/i-am-the-blues-the-willie-dixon-story","provider":"Roundabout Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}