Willie Dixon Story / Various Willie Dixon Story / Various CD

2012 four CD box set. When Willie Dixon wrote his autobiography he elected to name it 'I Am the Blues'. Any other person claiming such a title would be thrown to the wolves but with Willie Dixon you just can't argue with his claim. The songs he wrote, artists he nurtured, his session work, as well as his vital role as a the general Mr. Fix-it for both Chess Records and Cobra Records, render him as not just one of the most important figures in the history of Blues but as a key component to the make-up of modern popular music in general. This four disc box set focuses on this legend with individual discs given over to Dixon as a Performer, the Session Man, the Songwriter and the Record Company Man. 100 tracks featuring Dixon along with the likes of Buddy Guy, Chuck Berry, Muddy Waters, Junior Wells, Bo Diddley, Howlin' Wolf, Otis Rush and many more. All the hallmarks are here, booklet with story, discographical information, rare photos and remastered recordings. Proper.

1. It's Just the Blues 2. Sweet Louise 3. Signifying Monkey 4. Walking the Blues 5. I Got a Razor 6. My Love Will Never Die 7. Built for Comfort 8. Minute and Hour Blues 9. No One to Love Me 10. Pain in My Heart 11. Unlucky 12. I Ain't Gonna Be Your Monkey Man 13. Swinging the Blues 14. Move Me 15. Big Three Boogie 16. Roll and Tumble 17. 29 Ways 18. Violent Love 19. Just a Jitterbug 20. Beer Drinking Woman 21. Don't Let That Music Die 22. Go Easy 23. You Sure Look Good to Me 24. Crazy for My Baby 25. If the Sea Was Whiskey 26. Ebony Rhapsody 27. Sweet Black Angel 28. How I Got Over 29. Hoodoo Man 30. Maybellene 31. Got My Mojo Working 32. Mona (I Need My Baby) 33. Tomorrow Night 34. Meet Me in Your Hometown 35. Fattening Frogs for Snakes 36. Can't This Be Mine 37. Mannish Boy 38. Be Careful What You Do (I Would Hate to See You Go) 39. 'Bout the Break of Day 40. Try to Quit You Baby 41. Last Night 42. Sincerely 43. I Could Cry 44. 24 Hours 45. This Train 46. Mellow Chick Swing 47. Soap and Water Blues 48. Lovey Dovey Lovey One 49. Walking By Myself 50. Johnny B. Goode 51. I'm Your Hoochie Coochie Man 52. The Seventh Son 53. My Babe 54. Spoonful 55. Sit and Cry (The Blues) 56. Hidden Charms 57. Close to You 58. Pretty Thing 59. Cha Cha Cha in Blue 60. Killer Diller 61. Do Me Right 62. I'm Ready 63. Mellow Down Easy 64. Back Door Man 65. Diddy Wah Diddy 66. I Can't Hold Out (Talk to Me Baby) 67. Fishin' in My Pond 68. Just Make Love to Me 69. Evil 70. Third Degree 71. Tollin' Bells 72. Two Headed Woman 73. When the Lights Go Out 74. Young Fashioned Ways 75. Wang Dang Doodle 76. All Your Love (I Miss Loving) 77. Love Me with a Feeling 78. The Red Rooster 79. Have a Good Time 80. Keep on Loving Me Baby 81. Crying the Blues 82. All My Whole Life 83. Forty Four 84. When I Find My Baby 85. It Takes Time 86. It's You Baby 87. All Night Long 88. Row Your Boat 89. You Don't Treat Me Right 90. Smokestack Lightnin' 91. Sit Down Baby 92. My Life Depends on You 93. 21 Days in Jail 94. Need My Baby 95. Satisfied 96. I Can't Quit You Baby 97. Little Girl 98. Irma Lee 99. My Love 100. All Your Love