Floyd Dixon
Floyd Dixon
Genres: blues, rhythm and blues, Classic Blues, West Coast Blues, rnb
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About Floyd Dixon
Floyd Dixon (8 February 1929 – July 26, 2006) was an American rhythm and blues pianist. Dixon was born Jay Riggins Jr. in Marshall, Texas. He was influenced by blues, gospel, jazz and country music growing up. His family moved to Los Angeles, California in 1942 and Dixon met his influence Charles Brown there. Self-dubbed "Mr. Magnificent," Dixon signed a recording contract with Modern Records in 1949, specializing in jump blues and sexualized songs like "Red Cherries", "Wine Wine Wine", "Too Much Jelly Roll" and "Baby Let's Go Down to The Woods". Dixon switched to the Specialty Records label in 1952, and the Atlantic Records subsidiary Cat Records in 1954. "Hey Bartender" (later covered by The Blues Brothers) and "Hole In The Wall" were hits during this time. In the 1970s Dixon left the music industry for a quieter life in Texas, though he did occasional tours in the 1970s and 1980s. In 1984 he was commissioned to write "Olympic Blues" for the 1984 Summer Olympics. In 1993, Dixon received a Pioneer Award from the Rhythm and Blues Foundation. In the mid 1990s, he secured a contract with Alligator Records, releasing the critically-acclaimed album, Wake Up And Live. Dixon died in Los Angeles in July 2006, at the age of 77, from kidney failure. A public memorial service was held at Grace Chapel, in the grounds of the Inglewood Park Cemetery.
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Floyd Dixon — Top 30 songs of 44
| Artist | Song title | Like / Dislike | |
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| Floyd Dixon | Hey Bartender | ||
| Floyd Dixon | Real Lovin Mama | ||
| Floyd Dixon | Cold Cold Feeling | ||
| Floyd Dixon | Please Don't Go | ||
| Floyd Dixon | Sonny's Blues | ||
| Floyd Dixon | Ain't That Right | ||
| Floyd Dixon | Baby Let's Go Down To The Woods | ||
| Floyd Dixon | Love's the Key | ||
| Floyd Dixon | Wake Up And Live | ||
| Floyd Dixon | Hey Bartender | ||
| Floyd Dixon | Blues In My Heart | ||
| Floyd Dixon | Shuffle Blues | ||
| Floyd Dixon | Hey, Bartender | ||
| Floyd Dixon | Wine Wine Wine | ||
| Floyd Dixon | Wine, Wine, Wine | ||
| Floyd Dixon | Empty Stocking Blues | ||
| Floyd Dixon | Hey Bartender [2T3H] | ||
| Floyd Dixon | That'll Get It [2T8T] | ||
| Floyd Dixon | Red Cherries | ||
| Floyd Dixon | Floyd's Groove (Instrumental) | ||
| Floyd Dixon | Long Distance Telephone Blues | ||
| Floyd Dixon | Me Quieras | ||
| Floyd Dixon | My Wish | ||
| Floyd Dixon | Real Lovin' Mama | ||
| Floyd Dixon | Time Brings About a Change | ||
| Floyd Dixon | You Played Me For A Fool | ||
| Floyd Dixon | We'll Be Together | ||
| Floyd Dixon | Hole In The Wall | ||
| Floyd Dixon | A Long Time Ago | ||
| Floyd Dixon | Prairie Dog Blues |