Willie Dixon

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Don Was rehearses for The Musical Mojo of Dr. John: A Celebration of Mac & His Music at the Saenger Theatre on May 3, 2014 in New Orleans, Louisiana.

Veteran record producer Don Was names his 5 all-time favorite bassists

By Karl Coryat published

Producer Don Was on his favorite players, how to get a great bass tone, and the most common mistakes people make in the studio

Bassists
John Primer

John Primer: “I tried the Cry Baby wah pedal and a phase shifter, but the blues guys said, ‘Hey, you throw that thing in the garbage’”

By Jim Beaugez published

The one-time Muddy Waters lead guitarist and living legend of the Chicago blues scene discusses good times, Hard Times, and that time Keith Richards offered him a cigarette

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Willie Dixon with his upright bass and a Fender guitar in the backyard of Muddy Waters' house in Westmont, Illinois on June 21, 1981

11 essential Willie Dixon covers

By Damian Fanelli published

These covers – by Stevie Ray Vaughan, Led Zeppelin, Jeff Beck, the Rolling Stones, Buddy Guy, Cream, and more – show the influence of this hugely important figure in blues and rock history

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Clutch Share Cover of Willie Dixon’s “Evil” from Upcoming ‘Weathermaker Vault Series’

By Richard Bienstock published

The band heads out on a co-headlining tour with Killswitch Engage in July.

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Hear Rolling Stones and Eric Clapton Play "I Can't Quit You Baby"

By Damian Fanelli published

The Rolling Stones' latest album, Blue & Lonesome, is a throwback to their earliest years when the blues was all that mattered to a young Keith Richards and Mick Jagger.

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